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Was the Byzantine government apparatus excessively complicated and detailed? "Byzantine" has evolved into a word to mean that and was wondering if it is true.

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Ancient Snacks.

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Why is the heart commonly associated with feelings and not the brain? And why is it vice versa, the brain with logic?

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In the period between 1940-80 why were US election results so unbalanced? In one election the Republicans would win in a blowout and the democrats would win in the next by huge margins

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Why was French-Guyana not decolonized?

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Why did Italy consistently fail after unification?

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Western science pop-histories often mention court scientists in ancient China, but they never any great discoveries, inventors, or theorists, and frequently include tales of capricious kings killing them for failures. Is this an accurate depiction of ineffectual bureaucratized superstition?

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Is black vikings a thing?

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How were different Asian ancestries distinguished during the era of Japanese internment camps? (ie; was there a process of verifying Japanese ancestry or were all Asians liable to be sent to one?)

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Were there beggars in the Soviet Union?

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Was the Byzantine government apparatus excessively complicated and detailed? "Byzantine" has evolved into a word to mean that and was wondering if it is true.	25
Ancient Snacks.	25
Why is the heart commonly associated with feelings and not the brain? And why is it vice versa, the brain with logic?	25
In the period between 1940-80 why were US election results so unbalanced? In one election the Republicans would win in a blowout and the democrats would win in the next by huge margins	25
Why was French-Guyana not decolonized?	25
Why did Italy consistently fail after unification?	25
Western science pop-histories often mention court scientists in ancient China, but they never any great discoveries, inventors, or theorists, and frequently include tales of capricious kings killing them for failures. Is this an accurate depiction of ineffectual bureaucratized superstition?	25
Is black vikings a thing?	25
How were different Asian ancestries distinguished during the era of Japanese internment camps? (ie; was there a process of verifying Japanese ancestry or were all Asians liable to be sent to one?)	25
Were there beggars in the Soviet Union?	25