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What was Soviet pet culture like? Were dogs and cats considered capitalist fripperaries, or were they comrades? Did the planned economy make any attempt at meeting this market?

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What was life like for Chinese princesses that ended up in arranged marriages to steppe warlords? Moving from palace life to a yurt, even a nice one, seems like an adjustment. Do we have any records stating what the women themselves thought about it?

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I am in the US military at the end of the Pacific war in 1945. I passed through Australia during the war and for romantic or other reasons want to get demobilized back there. Can I try to get straight there? Could I stowaway with an Australian unit? Or would I bestuck heading back to the US first.

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Decline of the Steppe

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Was there an argument made against eugenics in early 20th century America? Did anyone oppose it actively?

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How have the arguments of Niall Ferguson's Pity of War stood up? Has it been rebutted at all?

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What did medieval people think of Stonehenge? Where there any attempts to either destroy it or co-opt the site to a more Christian purpose?

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How did Germany and Japan communicate (telegraph, courier, radio, etc.) during WWII? It seems like all potential routes would have been controlled by the Allies, especially after Pearl Harbor.

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What did Romans know about Scandinavia?

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What options would a young Soviet man have during WW2?

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What was Soviet pet culture like? Were dogs and cats considered capitalist fripperaries, or were they comrades? Did the planned economy make any attempt at meeting this market?	2567
What was life like for Chinese princesses that ended up in arranged marriages to steppe warlords? Moving from palace life to a yurt, even a nice one, seems like an adjustment. Do we have any records stating what the women themselves thought about it?	724
I am in the US military at the end of the Pacific war in 1945. I passed through Australia during the war and for romantic or other reasons want to get demobilized back there. Can I try to get straight there? Could I stowaway with an Australian unit? Or would I bestuck heading back to the US first.	77
Decline of the Steppe	21
Was there an argument made against eugenics in early 20th century America? Did anyone oppose it actively?	14
How have the arguments of Niall Ferguson's Pity of War stood up? Has it been rebutted at all?	8
What did medieval people think of Stonehenge? Where there any attempts to either destroy it or co-opt the site to a more Christian purpose?	8
How did Germany and Japan communicate (telegraph, courier, radio, etc.) during WWII? It seems like all potential routes would have been controlled by the Allies, especially after Pearl Harbor.	8
What did Romans know about Scandinavia?	5
What options would a young Soviet man have during WW2?	5