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Did the Mongol conquests and the death of Ogodei really turn the tide in Europe/The west favour in terms of who came out on top?

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Since the Turkish constitution is completely secular (there is no mention of Islam in the entire document), why did the Turks choose to have an Islamic flag?

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Why is Japan forbidden to have a military under its post-WWII constitution, but Germany and the other Axis powers are not?

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Parts of the southernmost area of modern Iraq were submerged in ancient times, with the city-state of Ur being quite close to the coast. When did the sea level go down to its present level, and is there any mention of the sea level shrinking in records from what's now Iraq or elsewhere?

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Why did ancient conquerors of Mesopotamia tend to found new capitals right next to the old ones? (Babylon-> Macedonian Seleucia-> Persian Ctesiphon-> Islamic Baghdad)

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When did "making love" become a euphemism for sex? How common was it in the 1980s?

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Was Adolf Hitler truly on meth or similar drugs?

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Why didn’t Ottomans make marital alliances with other royal families either from eastern or western monarchies like european monarchs?

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Question on ancient Indian militaries and their relative "quality" in comparison to their contemporaries

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Could one argue that the American Founding Fathers declared independence because they were a bunch of rich guys concerned with keeping their money, as opposed to philosophers fighting for universal rights?

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Did the Mongol conquests and the death of Ogodei really turn the tide in Europe/The west favour in terms of who came out on top?	23
Since the Turkish constitution is completely secular (there is no mention of Islam in the entire document), why did the Turks choose to have an Islamic flag?	23
Why is Japan forbidden to have a military under its post-WWII constitution, but Germany and the other Axis powers are not?	23
Parts of the southernmost area of modern Iraq were submerged in ancient times, with the city-state of Ur being quite close to the coast. When did the sea level go down to its present level, and is there any mention of the sea level shrinking in records from what's now Iraq or elsewhere?	23
Why did ancient conquerors of Mesopotamia tend to found new capitals right next to the old ones? (Babylon-> Macedonian Seleucia-> Persian Ctesiphon-> Islamic Baghdad)	23
When did "making love" become a euphemism for sex? How common was it in the 1980s?	23
Was Adolf Hitler truly on meth or similar drugs?	23
Why didn’t Ottomans make marital alliances with other royal families either from eastern or western monarchies like european monarchs?	23
Question on ancient Indian militaries and their relative "quality" in comparison to their contemporaries	23
Could one argue that the American Founding Fathers declared independence because they were a bunch of rich guys concerned with keeping their money, as opposed to philosophers fighting for universal rights?	23