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What sort of recreational drugs were used by the troops during WW1 and WW2? Was there any major shift in drug use between the two wars?

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Who was the last female dictator of a nation?

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In WW2, was smoking allowed inside tanks and aircraft during missions?

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Has it ever been determined what was wrong with JFK's health?

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What distance did WW2 fighter pilots (of all sides) usually have their gun convergence set at?

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What were the main national differences in military fighter aircraft design philosophy since WW1 to the Korean war? And who were the people behind these decisions?

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What was the role of the Dalai Lama in the slavery in Tibet?

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Who was the person who OK'd the launch of STS-51-L, which ended in a catastrophe, despite warnings from scientists about the O-rings? And what happened to him afterwards? Where is he now?

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What was the gender and age distribution in gulags?

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Did copyright as a state-protected individual right evolve once and spread around the world or did it have multiple origins?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What sort of recreational drugs were used by the troops during WW1 and WW2? Was there any major shift in drug use between the two wars?	871
Who was the last female dictator of a nation?	342
In WW2, was smoking allowed inside tanks and aircraft during missions?	87
Has it ever been determined what was wrong with JFK's health?	82
What distance did WW2 fighter pilots (of all sides) usually have their gun convergence set at?	73
What were the main national differences in military fighter aircraft design philosophy since WW1 to the Korean war? And who were the people behind these decisions?	72
What was the role of the Dalai Lama in the slavery in Tibet?	64
Who was the person who OK'd the launch of STS-51-L, which ended in a catastrophe, despite warnings from scientists about the O-rings? And what happened to him afterwards? Where is he now?	49
What was the gender and age distribution in gulags?	36
Did copyright as a state-protected individual right evolve once and spread around the world or did it have multiple origins?	30