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To what extent were the humanitarian casualties of Russia's pre-WWII sprint to industrialization caused by (a) autocratic hubris (i.e., Stalin ignoring advice of people who knew better) vs. (b) technocratic failure?

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Is there any record of battering rams being deployed by armies facing phalanx formations in antiquity?

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Why was Hitler's salute different from everyone else's? Was he saluting himself?

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Did Egyptians really use those weird neck supports to sleep?

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To what extent were the humanitarian casualties of Russia's pre-WWII sprint to industrialization caused by (a) autocratic hubris (i.e., Stalin ignoring advice of people who knew better) vs. (b) technocratic failure?	1
Is there any record of battering rams being deployed by armies facing phalanx formations in antiquity?	0
Why was Hitler's salute different from everyone else's? Was he saluting himself?	0
Did Egyptians really use those weird neck supports to sleep?	0