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What was up with Finland during WW2?

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Was the Treachery of the Long Knives at Stone Henge?

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In the 1700s, (the later half specifically, during the Revolutionary War), how much did a pair of spectacles/eyeglasses cost?

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How could Lewis and Clark reunite after splitting up on their return?

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How common were platonic friendships between men and women during the 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s?

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Is the legacy of Artemisia I of Caria significant?

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The Star Trek episode “The Best of Both Worlds” aired around the time of the fall of the USSR and it seems kind of obvious that the enemy “The Borg” were modeled off of communism or similar threats of collectivism. Why was that a big talking point at that moment?

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Is the start of the androgynous male beauty standard (e.g. idols) in East Asian culture, directly attributable to Johnny Kitagawa? Or were androgynous men already considered handsome before the idol industry?

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How do historians date the writings of Josephus, Aristotle and Plato to the time period they lived in when the oldest surviving manuscripts appear several centuries after they lived ?

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Historically, when did the concept of "A human life has value and it's sacred" started to being considered more widely? Did philosophy and/or religion played a role or the personal experience?

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What was up with Finland during WW2?	22
Was the Treachery of the Long Knives at Stone Henge?	22
In the 1700s, (the later half specifically, during the Revolutionary War), how much did a pair of spectacles/eyeglasses cost?	22
How could Lewis and Clark reunite after splitting up on their return?	22
How common were platonic friendships between men and women during the 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s?	22
Is the legacy of Artemisia I of Caria significant?	22
The Star Trek episode “The Best of Both Worlds” aired around the time of the fall of the USSR and it seems kind of obvious that the enemy “The Borg” were modeled off of communism or similar threats of collectivism. Why was that a big talking point at that moment?	22
Is the start of the androgynous male beauty standard (e.g. idols) in East Asian culture, directly attributable to Johnny Kitagawa? Or were androgynous men already considered handsome before the idol industry?	22
How do historians date the writings of Josephus, Aristotle and Plato to the time period they lived in when the oldest surviving manuscripts appear several centuries after they lived ?	22
Historically, when did the concept of "A human life has value and it's sacred" started to being considered more widely? Did philosophy and/or religion played a role or the personal experience?	22