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Why didn’t Stalin ever try to invade Yugoslavia?

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I'm a Dutch farmer in 1940 on the 10th of may (The German invasion), I live away from big cities and air raid sirens and I only get my newspaper once a week, When would I find out I live in occupied territory? Did the German army inform people their country was invaded?

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Are there any cases of anyone put into a concentration camp in 1939, and surviving the whole war?

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Why do current depictions of Krishna show him predominantly being blue in colour?

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If one were caught engaging in a "homosexual act" in early-medieval, Christian, Anglo-Saxon England, how would one be "dealt with?"

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Why Do Some People Say Ethiopia Was Colonized But Not Japan, Spain, China, France etc.?

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I used to think that Nazi Germany built its Autobahn for use as military infrastructure, but the Wikipedia article denies this as Germany primarily used rail to transport military stuff. Neither was it built to provide jobs as Germany was at full employment. So why was the Autobahn build then?

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What was the difference between Huns and Mongols ?

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Is this letter between two Radcliffe students in 1903 romantic or just friendly? (SFW)

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India has a particular obsession with cricket, yet the former British (and French) nations of Africa almost exclusively play football (soccer). Was there anything different with regards to colonial rule in India versus Africa that saw the two regions take up two very different sports?

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Why didn’t Stalin ever try to invade Yugoslavia?	42
I'm a Dutch farmer in 1940 on the 10th of may (The German invasion), I live away from big cities and air raid sirens and I only get my newspaper once a week, When would I find out I live in occupied territory? Did the German army inform people their country was invaded?	42
Are there any cases of anyone put into a concentration camp in 1939, and surviving the whole war?	42
Why do current depictions of Krishna show him predominantly being blue in colour?	42
If one were caught engaging in a "homosexual act" in early-medieval, Christian, Anglo-Saxon England, how would one be "dealt with?"	42
Why Do Some People Say Ethiopia Was Colonized But Not Japan, Spain, China, France etc.?	42
I used to think that Nazi Germany built its Autobahn for use as military infrastructure, but the Wikipedia article denies this as Germany primarily used rail to transport military stuff. Neither was it built to provide jobs as Germany was at full employment. So why was the Autobahn build then?	42
What was the difference between Huns and Mongols ?	42
Is this letter between two Radcliffe students in 1903 romantic or just friendly? (SFW)	42
India has a particular obsession with cricket, yet the former British (and French) nations of Africa almost exclusively play football (soccer). Was there anything different with regards to colonial rule in India versus Africa that saw the two regions take up two very different sports?	42