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Did we see a rise in dental appointments/dental issues around the time we replaced fat with sugar in a lot of our foods?

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Given its neutrality in both World Wars, why wasn't Spain in a better position economically post-WW2 compared to its debt-ridden and war-ravaged neighbours?

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After the fall of the Soviet Union, it was said that there was barely anything stocked on the shelves of the supermarkets compared to before the Union dissolved. What physically happened to the supply chain for this to happen? As a farmer/delivery driver, what changed in the production process?

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At the Bretton Woods conference, Keynes recommended a new supranational currency, Bancor, for the purposes of international trade. What was his motivation for doing this? How would the system work?

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How has the general consensus of North Korea changed in Russia since the collapse of the USSR?

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When did gyms in their current form become a mainstream thing in society?

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When did it become commonplace for universities to have halls of residence? What were they like when they were first introduced?

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When and why did it become commonplace for British people to spend their holidays in other countries, such as Spain, Greece and Cyprus?

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Long-distance relationships are fairly common nowadays due to things like the internet and improvements in transport. When did it first start to become feasible to date long distance?

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Before WW2, Italy conquered the lands of Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea to create what was known as Italian East Africa. How was life for the average person here at the time? What were the fascist Italians like as colonizers?

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Did we see a rise in dental appointments/dental issues around the time we replaced fat with sugar in a lot of our foods?	57
Given its neutrality in both World Wars, why wasn't Spain in a better position economically post-WW2 compared to its debt-ridden and war-ravaged neighbours?	55
After the fall of the Soviet Union, it was said that there was barely anything stocked on the shelves of the supermarkets compared to before the Union dissolved. What physically happened to the supply chain for this to happen? As a farmer/delivery driver, what changed in the production process?	49
At the Bretton Woods conference, Keynes recommended a new supranational currency, Bancor, for the purposes of international trade. What was his motivation for doing this? How would the system work?	36
How has the general consensus of North Korea changed in Russia since the collapse of the USSR?	11
When did gyms in their current form become a mainstream thing in society?	6
When did it become commonplace for universities to have halls of residence? What were they like when they were first introduced?	4
When and why did it become commonplace for British people to spend their holidays in other countries, such as Spain, Greece and Cyprus?	3
Long-distance relationships are fairly common nowadays due to things like the internet and improvements in transport. When did it first start to become feasible to date long distance?	3
Before WW2, Italy conquered the lands of Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea to create what was known as Italian East Africa. How was life for the average person here at the time? What were the fascist Italians like as colonizers?	1