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How did the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki feel towards the United States during the occupation and reconstruction of Japan?

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Why were ancient Chinese coins made so much better than Ancient Roman coins?

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What ever happened to the 9 unopened dead sea scrolls?

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Did any people who contracted the Plague (in the 14th century) recover?

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Were there any accelerationist leftists supporting Mussolini?

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During the 18th to early 19th century, how did prostitutes stop themselves from getting pregnant?

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A trope of ancient wars is that women/children were especially vulnerable to rape and sex slavery after a conquest. Was there an epidemic of PTSD, depression and suicide among this population?

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Is it true that the Jewish people were originally polytheistic, and the claim that Judaism was the first monotheistic religion is false?

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I am a healthy German man in 1939, work in a non-essential position and I really don't wanna go fight in this war. Is there any way I can spend the years until 1945 dodging draft?

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We used the Rosetta Stone to translate hieroglyphs but how did we translate Norse runes?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki feel towards the United States during the occupation and reconstruction of Japan?	34
Why were ancient Chinese coins made so much better than Ancient Roman coins?	34
What ever happened to the 9 unopened dead sea scrolls?	34
Did any people who contracted the Plague (in the 14th century) recover?	34
Were there any accelerationist leftists supporting Mussolini?	34
During the 18th to early 19th century, how did prostitutes stop themselves from getting pregnant?	34
A trope of ancient wars is that women/children were especially vulnerable to rape and sex slavery after a conquest. Was there an epidemic of PTSD, depression and suicide among this population?	34
Is it true that the Jewish people were originally polytheistic, and the claim that Judaism was the first monotheistic religion is false?	33
I am a healthy German man in 1939, work in a non-essential position and I really don't wanna go fight in this war. Is there any way I can spend the years until 1945 dodging draft?	33
We used the Rosetta Stone to translate hieroglyphs but how did we translate Norse runes?	33