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Is there any truth to the myth that modern-day black people in the USA are "athletically superior" as a result of a sort of artificial selection by slave owners in an attempt to obtain "superior" slaves?

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Europeans encountered Australia in 1605. What did they think old time unique fauna, specifically marsupials? When did the scientific community first try to classify them?

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Is there any connection between the late-Roman villa system and the medieval manor system?

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Has any cultural group ever absorbed another without ethnic cleansing or genocide? Are there instances of peaceful assimilation?

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How Was The Roman Empire Remotely Able To Govern All of Its Territory (Prior to Its Peak and Collapse)?

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How many people did Jesse James actually kill?

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Did The Soviet Union plan to integrate it's puppet states?

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Why exactly is Marijuana illegal in the USA?

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Why do modern battles last so much longer than battles of the past?

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Is there any truth to the myth that modern-day black people in the USA are "athletically superior" as a result of a sort of artificial selection by slave owners in an attempt to obtain "superior" slaves?	8
Europeans encountered Australia in 1605. What did they think old time unique fauna, specifically marsupials? When did the scientific community first try to classify them?	8
Is there any connection between the late-Roman villa system and the medieval manor system?	8
Has any cultural group ever absorbed another without ethnic cleansing or genocide? Are there instances of peaceful assimilation?	8
How Was The Roman Empire Remotely Able To Govern All of Its Territory (Prior to Its Peak and Collapse)?	8
[deleted by user]	8
How many people did Jesse James actually kill?	8
Did The Soviet Union plan to integrate it's puppet states?	8
Why exactly is Marijuana illegal in the USA?	8
Why do modern battles last so much longer than battles of the past?	8