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Many of the high-ranking victims of Stalin's purges had plenty of window to detect the danger and flee. Why didn't they do so?

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If George Washington warned us about the power of parties, how was he imagining the government to work?

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How did an idea: "what is found humorous" change throughout the ages in England since 1071? Would today's (2000) humor fly at all?

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The Surprising correspondence between Ancient Egyptian tales and the Old Testament

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Were people allowed to travel between different Soviet Republics within the USSR, similar to how you could freely travel between U.S states/Schengen countries? History

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It is well known that New World natives contracted diseases from Europeans, did the opposite happen? Were there diseases that didn't faze the natives but were deadly for the Europeans?

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Considering the ongoing racial tension in the 1960s, how did so many black music artists achieve significant mainstream fame?

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How did the term “gothic” go from describing “savage” barbarians to stuffy Christian churches?

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reposting someone's old question because no one answered but i want to know

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Why was India not settled into by the British?

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Many of the high-ranking victims of Stalin's purges had plenty of window to detect the danger and flee. Why didn't they do so?	27
If George Washington warned us about the power of parties, how was he imagining the government to work?	27
How did an idea: "what is found humorous" change throughout the ages in England since 1071? Would today's (2000) humor fly at all?	27
The Surprising correspondence between Ancient Egyptian tales and the Old Testament	27
Were people allowed to travel between different Soviet Republics within the USSR, similar to how you could freely travel between U.S states/Schengen countries? History	27
It is well known that New World natives contracted diseases from Europeans, did the opposite happen? Were there diseases that didn't faze the natives but were deadly for the Europeans?	27
Considering the ongoing racial tension in the 1960s, how did so many black music artists achieve significant mainstream fame?	27
How did the term “gothic” go from describing “savage” barbarians to stuffy Christian churches?	27
reposting someone's old question because no one answered but i want to know	27
Why was India not settled into by the British?	27