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Which countries have gained/lost the most land (because of war and other conflict) since its peak?

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California was a world leader in eugenics before WW2 (even to the point of lobbying pre-Nazi Germany to implement eugenics programs), did they slow down their post-war eugenics programs because of its associations with the Holocaust or was there another reason it fell out of favor?

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It’s 100 AD and I have access to any Roman document I want, what can I find out about Jesus of Nazareth?

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Why was the Dominican Republic so much more open to accepting Jewish refugees than Western nations?

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How would one join the Varangian guard in the Middle Ages? Was it restricted to just nobles who were Norse? Or could a German sellsword potentially join? Were there "tryouts" to join?

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Did the South American revolutionary leaders identify as Spaniards, or as a distinct people/culture?

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Historical books on Janus?

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How did the countries in the Arabian Peninsula arise after the fall of the ottoman Empire?

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Have there been Prime Ministers that were de facto dictators in the 20th century?

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I've heard a lot that pre-modern soldiers generally did not aim to kill, or would purposefully miss their target so-as to not kill. Was this also a problem when melee weapons and archery was the dominant means of warfare?

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Which countries have gained/lost the most land (because of war and other conflict) since its peak?	11
California was a world leader in eugenics before WW2 (even to the point of lobbying pre-Nazi Germany to implement eugenics programs), did they slow down their post-war eugenics programs because of its associations with the Holocaust or was there another reason it fell out of favor?	11
It’s 100 AD and I have access to any Roman document I want, what can I find out about Jesus of Nazareth?	11
Why was the Dominican Republic so much more open to accepting Jewish refugees than Western nations?	11
How would one join the Varangian guard in the Middle Ages? Was it restricted to just nobles who were Norse? Or could a German sellsword potentially join? Were there "tryouts" to join?	11
Did the South American revolutionary leaders identify as Spaniards, or as a distinct people/culture?	11
Historical books on Janus?	11
How did the countries in the Arabian Peninsula arise after the fall of the ottoman Empire?	11
Have there been Prime Ministers that were de facto dictators in the 20th century?	11
I've heard a lot that pre-modern soldiers generally did not aim to kill, or would purposefully miss their target so-as to not kill. Was this also a problem when melee weapons and archery was the dominant means of warfare?	11