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How important and influential was Howard Hughes (The Aviator) to Hollywood and society?

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Did the Japanese use captured Koreans as 'comfort women' during WWII?

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I am a Roman living somewhere in Syria in the late 3rd century AD. Assuming I’m not in a major city center, how likely is it that I’d know that I was suddenly living under the Palmyrene Empire? Would I ever realize once Rome took back control three years later?

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Can we talk about Nat Turner? Is there any historical consensus on Nat Turner and his slave rebellion? It seems like such an inflammatory topic (even 185 years later) that I can't seem to find many neutral explanations of the man, his motivations, and the consequences of his rebellion.

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How come the "Seven Years War" is not considered the first world war even though it is cited as so in history books?

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How did the french army have more than double the size of the British army by 1918, but yet they had an equal population?

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So I read that the oldest form of boat ever recovered is as old as 8500+B.C.E. I’ve also read that aboriginals migrated to Australia from Africa between 50,000 to 70,000 years ago. My question is, how the hell did they get there?

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Why did the founders set an age requirement for different public offices, such as senator? Were they afraid of inciting a populist youth vote?

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How did Muslim scholars working for the Mongolian Occupation justify the brutal massacres of their own people?

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How important and influential was Howard Hughes (The Aviator) to Hollywood and society?	17
Did the Japanese use captured Koreans as 'comfort women' during WWII?	17
I am a Roman living somewhere in Syria in the late 3rd century AD. Assuming I’m not in a major city center, how likely is it that I’d know that I was suddenly living under the Palmyrene Empire? Would I ever realize once Rome took back control three years later?	17
Can we talk about Nat Turner? Is there any historical consensus on Nat Turner and his slave rebellion? It seems like such an inflammatory topic (even 185 years later) that I can't seem to find many neutral explanations of the man, his motivations, and the consequences of his rebellion.	17
How come the "Seven Years War" is not considered the first world war even though it is cited as so in history books?	17
How did the french army have more than double the size of the British army by 1918, but yet they had an equal population?	17
So I read that the oldest form of boat ever recovered is as old as 8500+B.C.E. I’ve also read that aboriginals migrated to Australia from Africa between 50,000 to 70,000 years ago. My question is, how the hell did they get there?	17
Why did the founders set an age requirement for different public offices, such as senator? Were they afraid of inciting a populist youth vote?	17
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How did Muslim scholars working for the Mongolian Occupation justify the brutal massacres of their own people?	17