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The song "The Perfume of Traitors" by Death in June contains a sample of a German man, possibly a WWII vet, talking about the destruction of churches and "warlike paganism". Where is this sample from and what is the historical context?
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We often hear about the effects of the European slave trade on the Americas, but we rarely hear how the slave trade affected Africa. What were the major effects of the European slave trade on Africa?
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Is it true that back when books became popular, people thought that they were as disruptive as phones today? Did people believe that books negatively affected one's life?
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Is it true that the life of average peasants didn't change from the Stone Age until the Industrial Revolution? This claim was made by the YouTube CrashCourse history series.
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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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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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