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How similar were ancient Greek Colonies in Southern Italy to their ancestral homelands?

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How did Stanford become one of the preeminent American universities? Harvard and Yale, for example, are much older and had more time to grow in prestige and endowment, to my knowledge.

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Why did the Spanish and Portuguese mix with the natives more often than the English did (inclunding in areas where there wasn't dense Indian populations)?

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Did ordinary Americans care about the Revolutionary War?

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How did Japanese naval technology in the 14th century comapre with its European equivalent?

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Why did people flee to the hills in times of war?

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How common was killing bailed out airmen during WWII?

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Do we know how the Russian Empire was able to successfully transfer its baltic and black sea fleets to the pacific during the russo-japanese war?

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Why was the beginning of the year set in the middle of winter instead of the beginning of spring? When did that tradition start?

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How accurate is the movie Lincoln?

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How similar were ancient Greek Colonies in Southern Italy to their ancestral homelands?	19
How did Stanford become one of the preeminent American universities? Harvard and Yale, for example, are much older and had more time to grow in prestige and endowment, to my knowledge.	19
Why did the Spanish and Portuguese mix with the natives more often than the English did (inclunding in areas where there wasn't dense Indian populations)?	19
Did ordinary Americans care about the Revolutionary War?	19
How did Japanese naval technology in the 14th century comapre with its European equivalent?	19
Why did people flee to the hills in times of war?	19
How common was killing bailed out airmen during WWII?	19
Do we know how the Russian Empire was able to successfully transfer its baltic and black sea fleets to the pacific during the russo-japanese war?	19
Why was the beginning of the year set in the middle of winter instead of the beginning of spring? When did that tradition start?	19
How accurate is the movie Lincoln?	19