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We think of names like "Mildred" as outdated. What were names other time periods thought of as outdated?

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Is there a connection between modern Italian mafia and historical Italian republics?

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What strategic goals was Nazi Germany hoping the Africa Corps would achieve when it was deployed to the North Africa region?

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Thomas Jefferson donated over 6,400 books to the Library of Congress. Did he and his contemporaries really read that much?

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My dad had a Vietnam draft card from 1974 even though the draft ended in 1973 how is this possible?

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Why did the prohibition of alcohol come about through a constitutional amendment, rather than simply through an act of Congress?

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Why couldn't Hannibal take Rome?

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If the Russian Steppes (chernozem) is so fertile, why it was always used by nomadic people?

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How important a role did China play in the Japanese defeat in WWII?

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I came to learn some time ago that the misconception of MSG's adverse effects is due to propaganda in the US, where restaurant industry was being disrupted by the Chinese restaurants. Effects are seen even in India, where 'Ajinomoto (brand name) causes cancer' and even in China. Why?

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We think of names like "Mildred" as outdated. What were names other time periods thought of as outdated?	90
Is there a connection between modern Italian mafia and historical Italian republics?	90
What strategic goals was Nazi Germany hoping the Africa Corps would achieve when it was deployed to the North Africa region?	90
Thomas Jefferson donated over 6,400 books to the Library of Congress. Did he and his contemporaries really read that much?	90
My dad had a Vietnam draft card from 1974 even though the draft ended in 1973 how is this possible?	90
Why did the prohibition of alcohol come about through a constitutional amendment, rather than simply through an act of Congress?	90
Why couldn't Hannibal take Rome?	90
If the Russian Steppes (chernozem) is so fertile, why it was always used by nomadic people?	89
How important a role did China play in the Japanese defeat in WWII?	89
I came to learn some time ago that the misconception of MSG's adverse effects is due to propaganda in the US, where restaurant industry was being disrupted by the Chinese restaurants. Effects are seen even in India, where 'Ajinomoto (brand name) causes cancer' and even in China. Why?	89