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Gandhi is often by his critics alleged to be racist against Africans. Although all of the quotes they cite are from the very early 1900s. What were his racial views like from the 1920s to his death? Did they significantly evolve from his time in South Africa?

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what exactly was going in Europe during the time where the first civilizations in Mesopotamia occured

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How long was the typical workday / workweek of a VOC or East India Company employee?

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How prevalent was poor vision prior to modern times? What kind of impact did it have?

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The gospels do not mention the wise men being present at the nativity, but why do nativity sets always often feature them?

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Where or how did Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) learn to solve high-level math without any formal training? Did his claims that the ideas came from dreams and divinity prove to be substantive?

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Why did the codpiece become such a fad in 1500s Europe?

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Why hasn’t the US government released classified records of the Kennedy assassination after so many years?

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I'm reading Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee. How does it hold up historically? Are there any critiques of it I could read?

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How did prohibition gain enough support amongst lawmakers and the general population to become law?

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Gandhi is often by his critics alleged to be racist against Africans. Although all of the quotes they cite are from the very early 1900s. What were his racial views like from the 1920s to his death? Did they significantly evolve from his time in South Africa?	18
what exactly was going in Europe during the time where the first civilizations in Mesopotamia occured	18
How long was the typical workday / workweek of a VOC or East India Company employee?	18
How prevalent was poor vision prior to modern times? What kind of impact did it have?	18
The gospels do not mention the wise men being present at the nativity, but why do nativity sets always often feature them?	18
Where or how did Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) learn to solve high-level math without any formal training? Did his claims that the ideas came from dreams and divinity prove to be substantive?	18
Why did the codpiece become such a fad in 1500s Europe?	18
Why hasn’t the US government released classified records of the Kennedy assassination after so many years?	18
I'm reading Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee. How does it hold up historically? Are there any critiques of it I could read?	18
How did prohibition gain enough support amongst lawmakers and the general population to become law?	18