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How did the Mongols organise into cohesive, singular armies when most of the population was nomadic?

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How did the typical American understand fascism during WWII? Were the Nazis understood as right-wing extremists, or did Americans take the name "National Socialism" at face value?

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Where did the modern conception of Angels come from? How did they change through history?

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Anyone know a more detailed history of the 'Tomato and Strawberry' pin cushion?

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In the old testament, Deuteronomy 15, Moses is written to have said there must be debt forgiveness every 7 years. Do we have any knowledge as to the background of this particular code and its application?

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Has a nuclear exposion ever been filmed or photographed from space?

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What were the long term Hitler/Nazi plans for the Third Reich, both realistic and fantasy-like?

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Why do languages often converge on the word "orange"?

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When did women first start outnumbering men as teachers?

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NASA's plan in the event of Apollo 11 being stranded on the moon was to end all communications with the astronauts. Do we know whether they planned to tell them anything prior to that, or just cut off communication all of a sudden?

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How did the Mongols organise into cohesive, singular armies when most of the population was nomadic?	103
How did the typical American understand fascism during WWII? Were the Nazis understood as right-wing extremists, or did Americans take the name "National Socialism" at face value?	103
Where did the modern conception of Angels come from? How did they change through history?	103
Anyone know a more detailed history of the 'Tomato and Strawberry' pin cushion?	103
In the old testament, Deuteronomy 15, Moses is written to have said there must be debt forgiveness every 7 years. Do we have any knowledge as to the background of this particular code and its application?	102
Has a nuclear exposion ever been filmed or photographed from space?	102
What were the long term Hitler/Nazi plans for the Third Reich, both realistic and fantasy-like?	102
Why do languages often converge on the word "orange"?	102
When did women first start outnumbering men as teachers?	102
NASA's plan in the event of Apollo 11 being stranded on the moon was to end all communications with the astronauts. Do we know whether they planned to tell them anything prior to that, or just cut off communication all of a sudden?	102