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How did Asian nations such as China, Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc, respond to Japan's surrender?

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How did the Byzantines know the constellations of the southern hemisphere?

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How did the 1950s in America differ from what was portrayed on television/films?

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Before internal toilets and plumbing, did places like restaurants and shops provide facilities? How?

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What caused the Taiping Rebellion to have such an incredibly high death toll?

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Plague Doctors seemed to be very ineffective at treating the bubonic plague. But was this the perception of the general public? Where they viewed as being effective? If not, why were they still employed?

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Would Jesus (or other Jews around the year 0) have been aware of The Buddha / Buddhism?

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Were American eugenicists major contributors to Nazi German eugenic policies?

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Is it possible Spartan warrior society was a myth?

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Before entering politics, Harry Truman worked as a haberdasher (that is, a dealer in men’s formal wear). As a senator and later president, was he known as a particularly sharp dresser? How, if at all, did his experience in the fashion industry effect his leadership?

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How did Asian nations such as China, Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc, respond to Japan's surrender?	42
How did the Byzantines know the constellations of the southern hemisphere?	42
How did the 1950s in America differ from what was portrayed on television/films?	42
Before internal toilets and plumbing, did places like restaurants and shops provide facilities? How?	42
What caused the Taiping Rebellion to have such an incredibly high death toll?	42
Plague Doctors seemed to be very ineffective at treating the bubonic plague. But was this the perception of the general public? Where they viewed as being effective? If not, why were they still employed?	41
Would Jesus (or other Jews around the year 0) have been aware of The Buddha / Buddhism?	41
Were American eugenicists major contributors to Nazi German eugenic policies?	41
Is it possible Spartan warrior society was a myth?	41
Before entering politics, Harry Truman worked as a haberdasher (that is, a dealer in men’s formal wear). As a senator and later president, was he known as a particularly sharp dresser? How, if at all, did his experience in the fashion industry effect his leadership?	41