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Are there any pre-1900 accounts of people known to have experienced the paranoia that they are constantly being watched by someone/something?

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How inevitable was the First World War? That is, had Franz Ferdinand not been shot, would it have likely only been a matter of time before Europe was dragged into a massive war for one reason or another, or was a peaceful Europe in the early Twentieth Century a real prospect?

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How many Native Americans were inside the current U.S. boundaries before the Americas were colonized?

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book recommendation on Stalin?

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Why did the China's 1979 Invasion of Vietnam last only 28 days?

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Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution? What was he trying to achieve as distinct from the Revolution the Chinese Communists had already won (or lost)? To what extent did he succeed? Does it have any continuing impact?

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Why was "tearing your clothes and putting on a sackcloth" such a big deal in biblical times?

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How did sex become so spiritually and culturally taboo?

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When and how did the practice of governments maintaining a list of approved names, as in Iceland, come about? How common is it in history?

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Are there any pre-1900 accounts of people known to have experienced the paranoia that they are constantly being watched by someone/something?	13
How inevitable was the First World War? That is, had Franz Ferdinand not been shot, would it have likely only been a matter of time before Europe was dragged into a massive war for one reason or another, or was a peaceful Europe in the early Twentieth Century a real prospect?	13
How many Native Americans were inside the current U.S. boundaries before the Americas were colonized?	13
book recommendation on Stalin?	13
Why did the China's 1979 Invasion of Vietnam last only 28 days?	13
[deleted by user]	13
Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution? What was he trying to achieve as distinct from the Revolution the Chinese Communists had already won (or lost)? To what extent did he succeed? Does it have any continuing impact?	13
Why was "tearing your clothes and putting on a sackcloth" such a big deal in biblical times?	13
How did sex become so spiritually and culturally taboo?	13
When and how did the practice of governments maintaining a list of approved names, as in Iceland, come about? How common is it in history?	13