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What prevented General Franco to try an assault on Gibraltar?

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Did Charles Manson personally commit the crimes he was convicted for, or did he just inspire others to do it?

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How common was for regular people in the Far West to be literate? Could they have read the posters we often see in films?

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Were there ever white cowboys, or were they invariably black?

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Why did civilizations in Sub-Saharan Africa not develop in a way similar to those of the Mediterranean and Asia, and why did them not establish regular contact with their non-African counterparts?

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When and why did the tendency to use the word 'cosmonaut' in Russia and 'astronaut' in America begin?

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What was the true importance of the color of eyes and hair, as well as height within nazi racial views? Did dark-haired and brown-eyed people face discrimination?

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Has there ever been a society where children were raised collectively?

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Why did nobody oppose Augustus after he won the war against Marc Antony?

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Why took it so long for Germany to adopt a total war economy in WW2?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What prevented General Franco to try an assault on Gibraltar?	4
Did Charles Manson personally commit the crimes he was convicted for, or did he just inspire others to do it?	4
How common was for regular people in the Far West to be literate? Could they have read the posters we often see in films?	4
Were there ever white cowboys, or were they invariably black?	3
Why did civilizations in Sub-Saharan Africa not develop in a way similar to those of the Mediterranean and Asia, and why did them not establish regular contact with their non-African counterparts?	3
When and why did the tendency to use the word 'cosmonaut' in Russia and 'astronaut' in America begin?	3
What was the true importance of the color of eyes and hair, as well as height within nazi racial views? Did dark-haired and brown-eyed people face discrimination?	3
Has there ever been a society where children were raised collectively?	3
Why did nobody oppose Augustus after he won the war against Marc Antony?	3
Why took it so long for Germany to adopt a total war economy in WW2?	3