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Alegedly, the character of Johnny Fontaine from Mario Puzzo's The Godfather was based on Frank Sinatra. Was this inspiration only skin-deep (i.e. in them both being italoamerican singers) or was there any actual analogy between the Story of book's Fontaine and Sinatra's life?

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What allowed the Asian Tigers to have huge economic growth?

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Why, during so many naval engagements in WW2, one side of the battle didn't bring their full force to bear, severely risking everything?

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Was the average medieval village (In Europe, China, or India) always located near a river or stream? Did some villages get all of their water from wells?

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What did the brothers of the Teutonic Order (or other similar militant chivalric orders) do day-to-day?

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When and how did the tipping (gratuity) culture develop in US?

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How did such a well-organized cult of personality form around Richard III? Were there similar organized attempts to rehabilitate the reputation of King John?

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Prisoners of War of the Japanese in WWII

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How much has the explusion of religious radicals and free-thinkers from Europe to the Americas during the 18th- and 19th-centuries affected contemporary religious thought on both sides of the Atlantic?

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Up to what extend did the Soviets and Western Allies share intelligence, strategies, plans - and how much did it effect the Western and Eastern fronts?

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Alegedly, the character of Johnny Fontaine from Mario Puzzo's The Godfather was based on Frank Sinatra. Was this inspiration only skin-deep (i.e. in them both being italoamerican singers) or was there any actual analogy between the Story of book's Fontaine and Sinatra's life?	4
What allowed the Asian Tigers to have huge economic growth?	4
Why, during so many naval engagements in WW2, one side of the battle didn't bring their full force to bear, severely risking everything?	4
Was the average medieval village (In Europe, China, or India) always located near a river or stream? Did some villages get all of their water from wells?	4
What did the brothers of the Teutonic Order (or other similar militant chivalric orders) do day-to-day?	4
When and how did the tipping (gratuity) culture develop in US?	4
How did such a well-organized cult of personality form around Richard III? Were there similar organized attempts to rehabilitate the reputation of King John?	4
Prisoners of War of the Japanese in WWII	4
How much has the explusion of religious radicals and free-thinkers from Europe to the Americas during the 18th- and 19th-centuries affected contemporary religious thought on both sides of the Atlantic?	4
Up to what extend did the Soviets and Western Allies share intelligence, strategies, plans - and how much did it effect the Western and Eastern fronts?	4