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When were the largest emigrations out of the US?

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According to Wikipedia, in 1925 the Irish Republican Army agreed to "spy...on the United States" for the Soviet Union. How did the IRA go about this, and how succsusful were they?

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In Gibbon’s Decline and Fall, he estimates that in the time of Claudius, the Roman empire and its territories population totaled roughly one hundred and twenty million. Do contemporary estimates and data agree with that number?

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If Phoenicians spread the alphabet all over the Mediterranean, why does very little of their writings survive?

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Why did Portugal still kept its last colony "Macau" until 1999? despite Portugal gave up all its colonies in the mid-70s caused by the Carnation Revolution.

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When telegrams were in their prime how was someone alerted by the telegraphy office they had received one? If you weren't a local with a fixed address would they try and seek you out somehow?

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What is the oldest historical artefact still in use today?

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[NSFW] When it was common for families to sleep in a single bed, when did the parents have sex? NSFW

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Where to donate photos of Japanese atrocities in China from 1930s?

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What Are Some Common Explanations for Germany's Ridiculous Economic Strength and Ability to Recover after Both World Wars?

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When were the largest emigrations out of the US?	133
According to Wikipedia, in 1925 the Irish Republican Army agreed to "spy...on the United States" for the Soviet Union. How did the IRA go about this, and how succsusful were they?	133
In Gibbon’s Decline and Fall, he estimates that in the time of Claudius, the Roman empire and its territories population totaled roughly one hundred and twenty million. Do contemporary estimates and data agree with that number?	133
If Phoenicians spread the alphabet all over the Mediterranean, why does very little of their writings survive?	132
Why did Portugal still kept its last colony "Macau" until 1999? despite Portugal gave up all its colonies in the mid-70s caused by the Carnation Revolution.	132
When telegrams were in their prime how was someone alerted by the telegraphy office they had received one? If you weren't a local with a fixed address would they try and seek you out somehow?	132
What is the oldest historical artefact still in use today?	132
[NSFW] When it was common for families to sleep in a single bed, when did the parents have sex? NSFW	132
Where to donate photos of Japanese atrocities in China from 1930s?	132
What Are Some Common Explanations for Germany's Ridiculous Economic Strength and Ability to Recover after Both World Wars?	132