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Did Margaret Thatcher have a role in the fall of great estates across England?

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Why do Berbers look vastly different from other indigenous Africans?

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Best detailed books on warring states era in China?

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The two biggest action stars of the 80s and early 90s, Schwarzenegger and Stallone, both had very distinct accents that differentiated them from other Hollywood stars. Was this just a coincidence or were there other factors at play during the time?

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It seems like holding a handgun sideways is associated with gangsters because this is how they were often depicted in early/mid-90s Hollywood films. So, um, why were they depicted this way in early/mid-90s Hollywood films? And why is there a racial component to all this?

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Do historians consider the extinction of the Beothuk people to be the result of genocide?

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what did the Confederate States of America hold in store for South America and the Caribbeans?

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Would Latin spoken in Germany in the 16th century be intelligible to people living at the height of the Roman Empire?

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Cameroon was colonized by the Germans until the end of the First World War. It was then promptly divided between France and the UK until independence. What impact did 3 colonial powers have on a newly independent nation? What traditions survived from each power and which didn't?

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In chess, why is the Queen more powerful than the King?

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Did Margaret Thatcher have a role in the fall of great estates across England?	18
Why do Berbers look vastly different from other indigenous Africans?	18
Best detailed books on warring states era in China?	18
The two biggest action stars of the 80s and early 90s, Schwarzenegger and Stallone, both had very distinct accents that differentiated them from other Hollywood stars. Was this just a coincidence or were there other factors at play during the time?	18
It seems like holding a handgun sideways is associated with gangsters because this is how they were often depicted in early/mid-90s Hollywood films. So, um, why were they depicted this way in early/mid-90s Hollywood films? And why is there a racial component to all this?	18
Do historians consider the extinction of the Beothuk people to be the result of genocide?	18
what did the Confederate States of America hold in store for South America and the Caribbeans?	18
Would Latin spoken in Germany in the 16th century be intelligible to people living at the height of the Roman Empire?	18
Cameroon was colonized by the Germans until the end of the First World War. It was then promptly divided between France and the UK until independence. What impact did 3 colonial powers have on a newly independent nation? What traditions survived from each power and which didn't?	18
In chess, why is the Queen more powerful than the King?	18