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In World War 2, there was much air combat above populated areas. What happened to all those bullets? Were there many incidental civilian casualties?

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Are there any historical documentations of heirs to the throne 'running away' from home so they didn't have to become king/queen?

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It's 190BC, the romans have just defeated the Seleucids at Magnesia and are now the undisputed rulers of the Mediterranean, what would have happened to the hundreds of warships previously used against the rival powers?

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What were the origins of Right wing Terrorism in the United States, particularly the militia movement?

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Is there a Western bias against the old Persian Empire, or was the rulers of that empire truly barbaric (towards Greeks, especially)?

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How did Israel come to have so much influence in the US?

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My World History textbook contains like 60% of its material focused on European society. Why?

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What was the rest of the world's response to Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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According to Wiki, it is thought that only around a third of Aristotle's works have survived. Do historians have idea any of what the missing content might have contained?

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Why most of Eastern European countries are and always were poorer than Western ones?

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In World War 2, there was much air combat above populated areas. What happened to all those bullets? Were there many incidental civilian casualties?	129
Are there any historical documentations of heirs to the throne 'running away' from home so they didn't have to become king/queen?	129
It's 190BC, the romans have just defeated the Seleucids at Magnesia and are now the undisputed rulers of the Mediterranean, what would have happened to the hundreds of warships previously used against the rival powers?	129
What were the origins of Right wing Terrorism in the United States, particularly the militia movement?	129
Is there a Western bias against the old Persian Empire, or was the rulers of that empire truly barbaric (towards Greeks, especially)?	128
How did Israel come to have so much influence in the US?	128
My World History textbook contains like 60% of its material focused on European society. Why?	128
What was the rest of the world's response to Hiroshima and Nagasaki?	127
According to Wiki, it is thought that only around a third of Aristotle's works have survived. Do historians have idea any of what the missing content might have contained?	127
Why most of Eastern European countries are and always were poorer than Western ones?	127