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How accurate was last nights episode of Hatfields & Mccoys?

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How did an eccentric like Rasputin ever come into contact with the Tsar's family in the first place?

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Through history, what have Jewish and Zoroastrian relations been like?

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Why didn't Japanese attacks on US and British ships in China before WWII and the actual invasion of China and Manchuria provoke the USSR, US, or UK to declare war on Japan.

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why was Australia considered terra nullius when there were people living there already?

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Did the Trojan War actually happen?

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Has there been any examples of a strong ruler being able to reverse or postpone dynastic decline following a series of weak rulers?

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Looking for books on Soviet/Afghan conflict

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If you visit Lithuania, some of the busiest downtown areas are extremely silent. Is this cultural phenomena well known? Does their tendency towards silent and private conversation have any ties to soviet occupation or other war time hardships?

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In an early scene of Lethal Weapon (‘87), Murtaugh is in his kitchen and one clearly sees a “End Apartheid” sticker on the fridge. What was the tipping point that led to the anti-apartheid movement becoming so suddenly popular in the US in the 80s, and was it seen as a Black-American issue there?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How accurate was last nights episode of Hatfields & Mccoys?	25
How did an eccentric like Rasputin ever come into contact with the Tsar's family in the first place?	25
Through history, what have Jewish and Zoroastrian relations been like?	25
Why didn't Japanese attacks on US and British ships in China before WWII and the actual invasion of China and Manchuria provoke the USSR, US, or UK to declare war on Japan.	25
why was Australia considered terra nullius when there were people living there already?	25
Did the Trojan War actually happen?	25
Has there been any examples of a strong ruler being able to reverse or postpone dynastic decline following a series of weak rulers?	25
Looking for books on Soviet/Afghan conflict	25
If you visit Lithuania, some of the busiest downtown areas are extremely silent. Is this cultural phenomena well known? Does their tendency towards silent and private conversation have any ties to soviet occupation or other war time hardships?	24
In an early scene of Lethal Weapon (‘87), Murtaugh is in his kitchen and one clearly sees a “End Apartheid” sticker on the fridge. What was the tipping point that led to the anti-apartheid movement becoming so suddenly popular in the US in the 80s, and was it seen as a Black-American issue there?	24