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Is it true the soviet union was not a truly socialist country?

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How were American Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers able to wear long pants, full coats and hats through the hot summers while lugging around all their gear without getting heat stroke?

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Was Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 more indicative of a desire to abolish slavery, or more because he was the moderate candidate?

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I saw the mod post about genocide denial, so I wondered what constitutes a genocide during wartime vs just an act of war. I.e. in WWII, the Holocaust is clearly a genocide; the Rape of Nanking is an awful war crime, Stalingrad seems like a battle w/ many civilian deaths, and D-Day is just a battle. NSFW

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Why whiskey?

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When and why did the pronoun "I" become always capitalized in English, while other pronouns like "me" are not?

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It seems James I of England never attended funerals, including those of close family members. How common was such behaviour back then and would it make a bad impression?

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Is it true that the Byzantines debated on what sex the angels were as the city was under siege?

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What did Ancient and Classical Greeks know about the Hittites?

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Russia is only 55 miles from present Alaska, How come natives to the Russian area in the 15th century did not sail just 55 miles offshore to the new world?

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Is it true the soviet union was not a truly socialist country?	57
How were American Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers able to wear long pants, full coats and hats through the hot summers while lugging around all their gear without getting heat stroke?	57
Was Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 more indicative of a desire to abolish slavery, or more because he was the moderate candidate?	57
I saw the mod post about genocide denial, so I wondered what constitutes a genocide during wartime vs just an act of war. I.e. in WWII, the Holocaust is clearly a genocide; the Rape of Nanking is an awful war crime, Stalingrad seems like a battle w/ many civilian deaths, and D-Day is just a battle. NSFW	57
Why whiskey?	57
When and why did the pronoun "I" become always capitalized in English, while other pronouns like "me" are not?	57
It seems James I of England never attended funerals, including those of close family members. How common was such behaviour back then and would it make a bad impression?	57
Is it true that the Byzantines debated on what sex the angels were as the city was under siege?	57
What did Ancient and Classical Greeks know about the Hittites?	57
Russia is only 55 miles from present Alaska, How come natives to the Russian area in the 15th century did not sail just 55 miles offshore to the new world?	57