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Why is salt & pepper so universal across American diners? Was this a result of a adversting campaign or a national restaurant culture? When did it began?	3863
What did the British higher-ups think the first V2 explosions were? How did they react when they found out the Germans had unmanned long distance rockets?	605
Why did the Allies prioritize invading France instead of massively building up on the Itailian coast after they've already established inland?	86
How did the British manage to turn all the German spies in WWII? And how were they so successful at feeding false information?	44
Many Russian WWII movies protray Soviet soilders having walk through harsh swamps/marshes. Is this accurate? What were the causality numbers like? Did they develope any special training/methods to cross swamps?	39
How seriously did the American public and politicians take Eisenhowers "military industrial compex" warning? Did his farewell speech have any effect on the American psyche? If so, why were his warnings so ineffective?	30
How serious was Eisenhower's threat to quit days before D-Day? What would have happened to invasion if he had done so? Who would lead it?	10
Why didn't blight from the Great Famine spread worldwide? Did other nations realize it was a contagious fungus? If so, what precautions did they take? Were they worried about the spread and its consequences?	9
Shortly after WWII and before the full onset of the Cold War what were the thoughts/fears of future use of nuclear weapons in warfare? Did any politicians or leaders expect or prepare for nukes to be used semi frequently to very rarely throughout future wars?	8
During the Cold and Gulf Wars American soldiers were taught to adapt to certain customs to avoid offending different cultures. Is there a record of different nations commanding their diplomats/soldiers to do and not do certain tasks to avoid offending the Americans?	7

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