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Why did Truman decide against using nuclear weapons in the Korean War?

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How significant was the cotton gin to the growth and preservation of slavery?

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Modern English translations of Plato's accounts of Atlantis in the Timaeus and Critias, regularly state "9,000 years" as the date before Plato's time of writing. How has this date been calibrated from Plato's ancient Greek into the standard modern English translation as "9,000 years"?

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is it possible “documented” evidence of Xia/Shang dynasties would have been destroyed by Qin Shi Huang?

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What was it like for homosexuals to live under the Nazi regime? How did the soldiers treat them?

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I recently saw the documentary "Bowling For Columbine", and the part about US. actions in the world seemed pretty unbelievable. Is all of this true? (link below)

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How Effective Were the Musketeers Of The Guard?

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What type of People and animals lived on Dogger Island?

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How did standards of living compare between pre-Revolution and Soviet Russia?

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Why did the Romans persecute the Druids, considering they were pretty tolerant of foreign polytheism in general?

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Why did Truman decide against using nuclear weapons in the Korean War?	12
How significant was the cotton gin to the growth and preservation of slavery?	12
Modern English translations of Plato's accounts of Atlantis in the Timaeus and Critias, regularly state "9,000 years" as the date before Plato's time of writing. How has this date been calibrated from Plato's ancient Greek into the standard modern English translation as "9,000 years"?	12
is it possible “documented” evidence of Xia/Shang dynasties would have been destroyed by Qin Shi Huang?	12
What was it like for homosexuals to live under the Nazi regime? How did the soldiers treat them?	12
I recently saw the documentary "Bowling For Columbine", and the part about US. actions in the world seemed pretty unbelievable. Is all of this true? (link below)	12
How Effective Were the Musketeers Of The Guard?	12
What type of People and animals lived on Dogger Island?	12
How did standards of living compare between pre-Revolution and Soviet Russia?	12
Why did the Romans persecute the Druids, considering they were pretty tolerant of foreign polytheism in general?	12