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How did S Korea's major corporations (Samsung, LG) benefit from government subsidies throughout their rise to dominance?

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When did people start drinking milk? Where did it start?

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Who can describe for me the Medieval English tradition "Cups and Cans"? What was it all about?

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Where did Medieval armies come from?

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In Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) a shadowy government security force has a leadership team of 4 men and 1 woman. Was this gender ratio typical at the time or would it have raised eyebrows to have a woman in leadership?

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How have historical epidemics informed our current fight against diseases such as Ebola?

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Why did Iran really free its America hostages the day that Reagan was sworn into office?

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How did medieval Europe enforce gender roles on children?

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What did the Ainu think of the divine wind that destroyed the Mongol fleet?

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How did the female vote alter the political landscape? What new policies were shifted or enacted to accommodate the new base?

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How did S Korea's major corporations (Samsung, LG) benefit from government subsidies throughout their rise to dominance?	9
When did people start drinking milk? Where did it start?	8
Who can describe for me the Medieval English tradition "Cups and Cans"? What was it all about?	8
Where did Medieval armies come from?	7
In Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) a shadowy government security force has a leadership team of 4 men and 1 woman. Was this gender ratio typical at the time or would it have raised eyebrows to have a woman in leadership?	7
How have historical epidemics informed our current fight against diseases such as Ebola?	6
Why did Iran really free its America hostages the day that Reagan was sworn into office?	6
How did medieval Europe enforce gender roles on children?	6
What did the Ainu think of the divine wind that destroyed the Mongol fleet?	5
How did the female vote alter the political landscape? What new policies were shifted or enacted to accommodate the new base?	5