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Why did the chili pepper, a crop from the Americas, become so popular in regions such as India and thailand, but see so little use ( to my knowledge) outside of them in the Old world?

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What affect did the assassination of Dzhokhar Dudayev have on the First Chechen War? Was the war doomed from the start? Was he only interested in his own power?

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What was the reason for the Holocaust?

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What led to the rise of popularity of western classical music in the east? When did this form of music start making its way to places such as China? Any reason why it had limited growth in places like India?

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Why did the chili pepper, a crop from the Americas, become so popular in regions such as India and thailand, but see so little use ( to my knowledge) outside of them in the Old world?	917
What affect did the assassination of Dzhokhar Dudayev have on the First Chechen War? Was the war doomed from the start? Was he only interested in his own power?	13
What was the reason for the Holocaust?	11
What led to the rise of popularity of western classical music in the east? When did this form of music start making its way to places such as China? Any reason why it had limited growth in places like India?	4