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Was the American Revolution as hopeless as it is generally portrayed? What consequences were the leaders of Independence likely to face if it failed?

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Was Winston Churchill to blame for the Bengal Famine during ww2?

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How did the big Nazi rallies of the 1930s manage restroom breaks, water, and basic needs, given the long schedules and massive military formations?

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A popular conception is that the Nazis were doomed from the start and could have never won WW2. How true is this statement?

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What were medieval monks' views on Old Testament ethics?

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Why wasn't Japan split between Allied forces after WW2 like Germany was, but instead it was Korea that was split, and why wasn't the Emperor of Japan removed from the throne?

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Why have ancient African writing systems gone obsolete?

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FDR and his Second Bill of Rights

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Recently i’ve come across multiple people saying Ovid really influenced modern perception of greek myths and caused them to be perceived in a way that wasn’t very accurate to how the ancient greeks perceived them. How accurate is that?

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I've heard that it's likely that some important figures in the eddas were not necessarily important in Norse religion as actually practiced, and vice-versa. What about the classical Mediterranean? Were there Greek or Egyptian gods with major cults who don't appear in surviving myths?

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Was the American Revolution as hopeless as it is generally portrayed? What consequences were the leaders of Independence likely to face if it failed?	19
Was Winston Churchill to blame for the Bengal Famine during ww2?	19
How did the big Nazi rallies of the 1930s manage restroom breaks, water, and basic needs, given the long schedules and massive military formations?	19
A popular conception is that the Nazis were doomed from the start and could have never won WW2. How true is this statement?	19
What were medieval monks' views on Old Testament ethics?	19
Why wasn't Japan split between Allied forces after WW2 like Germany was, but instead it was Korea that was split, and why wasn't the Emperor of Japan removed from the throne?	19
Why have ancient African writing systems gone obsolete?	19
FDR and his Second Bill of Rights	19
Recently i’ve come across multiple people saying Ovid really influenced modern perception of greek myths and caused them to be perceived in a way that wasn’t very accurate to how the ancient greeks perceived them. How accurate is that?	19
I've heard that it's likely that some important figures in the eddas were not necessarily important in Norse religion as actually practiced, and vice-versa. What about the classical Mediterranean? Were there Greek or Egyptian gods with major cults who don't appear in surviving myths?	19