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Was Eisenhower tougher on Communism than Truman because of the effects of McCarthyism?

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[Egypt] What was Akhenaten trying to achieve with his religious reforms? Was he a religious zealot, or using religion to centralize power, or something else entirely?

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What did medieval knights actually do in battle?

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When & why did European intellectuals start favoring their native languages over Latin in their writings?

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How long did it take to travel from Seoul to Beijing (and back) between the 17–19th centuries?

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Are there records of bad humour of individuals in medieval times or even in antiquity? Can you provide examples?

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I heard amaranth was basically THE staple crop of the Aztecs and then it got banned by the Spaniards only to finally be revitalized in the 1970s. Were the Spaniards really that successful in their outlawing? What was the status of the crop for those four centuries in between?

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Before People Began Washing Hair Regularly, Were Scalps Constantly Itchy?

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Was Eisenhower tougher on Communism than Truman because of the effects of McCarthyism?	30
[Egypt] What was Akhenaten trying to achieve with his religious reforms? Was he a religious zealot, or using religion to centralize power, or something else entirely?	30
What did medieval knights actually do in battle?	30
When & why did European intellectuals start favoring their native languages over Latin in their writings?	30
How long did it take to travel from Seoul to Beijing (and back) between the 17–19th centuries?	29
Are there records of bad humour of individuals in medieval times or even in antiquity? Can you provide examples?	29
I heard amaranth was basically THE staple crop of the Aztecs and then it got banned by the Spaniards only to finally be revitalized in the 1970s. Were the Spaniards really that successful in their outlawing? What was the status of the crop for those four centuries in between?	29
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Before People Began Washing Hair Regularly, Were Scalps Constantly Itchy?	29
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