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This video says Brezhnev used the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia as a template for the invasion of Afghanistan. What does this mean?

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In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the grandpa loves a card game called "Gutbusters," from "70 years ago." Is this based on a real game, and if so, what is it?

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Mary Tudor was head of the Church of England; how could she be a Catholic, without rejoining the Church of England to the Catholic Church?

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Did the Union see the Seven Days' Battles outside Richmond as a victory or a defeat?

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What are the origins of critical race theory?

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In the 800 years prior to the Hyskos conquest, Egypt built 6 pyramids. In the 800 years after the conquest, Egypt built 0 pyramids. Did something happen?

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During the 20th century a lot of immigrants would go to USA or Europe and come back with money and foreign ideas. What impact did these people have on their motherlands and fatherlands?

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How did Pakistan's Pashtun minority feel about Pakistani support for the Taliban in the 1990s?

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Why did Turks retain their language after converting to Islam, while Greek-speakers in Egypt, Syria, etc. began to completely speak Arabic?

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This video says East German industries were "under Soviet control." How did the Soviet Union "control" something, without recognizing a right to property?

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This video says Brezhnev used the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia as a template for the invasion of Afghanistan. What does this mean?	5
In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the grandpa loves a card game called "Gutbusters," from "70 years ago." Is this based on a real game, and if so, what is it?	4
Mary Tudor was head of the Church of England; how could she be a Catholic, without rejoining the Church of England to the Catholic Church?	4
Did the Union see the Seven Days' Battles outside Richmond as a victory or a defeat?	4
What are the origins of critical race theory?	3
In the 800 years prior to the Hyskos conquest, Egypt built 6 pyramids. In the 800 years after the conquest, Egypt built 0 pyramids. Did something happen?	3
During the 20th century a lot of immigrants would go to USA or Europe and come back with money and foreign ideas. What impact did these people have on their motherlands and fatherlands?	3
How did Pakistan's Pashtun minority feel about Pakistani support for the Taliban in the 1990s?	3
Why did Turks retain their language after converting to Islam, while Greek-speakers in Egypt, Syria, etc. began to completely speak Arabic?	3
This video says East German industries were "under Soviet control." How did the Soviet Union "control" something, without recognizing a right to property?	2