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When and how did Irish Republicanism become closely linked with socialism?

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Did classical Greek sculptors work with models? Do we know anything about the models' lives?

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Were there any historical countries other than the USSR whose names described what they were but not where or who?

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Was there contact across the Bering strait in ancient times?

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Was racism defended as comedy in the civil rights era?

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How many nonmilitary deaths can be attributed to "Stalin" (i.e. the Soviet government between ~1924 and 1952)? Insofar as it's possible to answer, how many of these were the result of incompetence vs intent to kill?

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I'm a well-to-do woman in 19th-century North America. I have a crush on another woman in my social circle. How do I go about making my feelings known to her without creating a scandal?

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How did early railway switchmen know what train was coming and where it was supposed to go?

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What was the French motivation in creating the CFP franc?

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Why was the postwar US reaction to self determination movements in American territories so varied?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When and how did Irish Republicanism become closely linked with socialism?	5
Did classical Greek sculptors work with models? Do we know anything about the models' lives?	5
Were there any historical countries other than the USSR whose names described what they were but not where or who?	5
Was there contact across the Bering strait in ancient times?	5
Was racism defended as comedy in the civil rights era?	4
How many nonmilitary deaths can be attributed to "Stalin" (i.e. the Soviet government between ~1924 and 1952)? Insofar as it's possible to answer, how many of these were the result of incompetence vs intent to kill?	4
I'm a well-to-do woman in 19th-century North America. I have a crush on another woman in my social circle. How do I go about making my feelings known to her without creating a scandal?	4
How did early railway switchmen know what train was coming and where it was supposed to go?	4
What was the French motivation in creating the CFP franc?	4
Why was the postwar US reaction to self determination movements in American territories so varied?	3