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Did Einstein really say "I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." If so, when and it what context did he say it?

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Many German POWs were brought to the U.S. during WWII. Despite their likelihood to "fight to the death," were significant numbers of Japanese POWs also brought to the U.S.?

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The new Errol Morris documentary/drama "Wormwood" suggests that a scientist's suspicious death in 1953 was part of a CIA coverup of America's Korean War germ warfare program. What do we know about U.S. biological warfare during the Cold War?

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What objects of historical significance were lost when the British burned Washington, D.C. in 1814?

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Can you help identify the pre-WWI U.S. Navy cruiser in this photo?

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Did Einstein really say "I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." If so, when and it what context did he say it?	1095
Many German POWs were brought to the U.S. during WWII. Despite their likelihood to "fight to the death," were significant numbers of Japanese POWs also brought to the U.S.?	59
The new Errol Morris documentary/drama "Wormwood" suggests that a scientist's suspicious death in 1953 was part of a CIA coverup of America's Korean War germ warfare program. What do we know about U.S. biological warfare during the Cold War?	45
What objects of historical significance were lost when the British burned Washington, D.C. in 1814?	13
Can you help identify the pre-WWI U.S. Navy cruiser in this photo?	7