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One story from Holocaust deniers I've been seeing recently is that "There were no autopsies that showed Jews died from gas." Does this story have any veracity? Were autopsies done on holocaust victims? And if so, where did this story come from?	1
During the Vietnam War was there a problem with soldiers getting lost in the rugged, tropical environment? And if so, how did they address it?	1
How did the Napoleonic Continental System effect American trade with the European continent and Great Britain?	1
Prior to the US Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 the western frontier states went through numerous localized Range Wars in the 19th/20th century. Why wasn't law created earlier, when Range wars were far more common?	1
How and why did neon signage become so prevalent in East Asian cities but not in Western cities?	1
How would a British citizens define a "gravy" is the late 17th and early 18th century?	1
Common media depictions of people testing the sharpness of their blade in medieval times involved pricking their thumb or slightly slicing the top of their arm. Where these common methods of testing a blades sharpness or is it myth?	1
In the Age of Sail European explorers came across thousands of safe harbors to shelter in or explore from. But how did they find out crucial details for survival in a new land? Such as if the nearby plants were edible or if the locals were friendly? Did they just wing it?	1
Near the fall of Nazi Germany to allied forces where there plans to continue the conflict with guerilla warfare and an underground resistance?	0

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