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In Argentina's Dirty War, thousands of people were executed via "death flights," i.e., being thrown from helicopters or other aircraft. Wouldn't this have been expensive? Why not a more mundane method?

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Why didn't the UN forces use a nuclear weapon in the Korean War?

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Did China ever have a "peaceful nuclear explosions" program like Operation Plowshare (US) and Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy (USSR)?

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What was the role of the US Navy in promoting the theory of plate tectonics?

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Rebellions: What was Hu Jintao's role in the March 1989 Tibet unrest? And did the government response in Tibet influence the subsequent Tiananmen crackdown?

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How was the growing evidence for climate change/global warming received in the Soviet Union?

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Currency speculation/hedging before the 20th century?

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For the first 40 years or so of powered flight, airplane cabins were not pressurized. In the early days did people know why their ears were popping?

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The geographic origin of the Black Death

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Did the streets (or rivers) ever really "run with blood"?

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In Argentina's Dirty War, thousands of people were executed via "death flights," i.e., being thrown from helicopters or other aircraft. Wouldn't this have been expensive? Why not a more mundane method?	1
Why didn't the UN forces use a nuclear weapon in the Korean War?	1
Did China ever have a "peaceful nuclear explosions" program like Operation Plowshare (US) and Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy (USSR)?	1
What was the role of the US Navy in promoting the theory of plate tectonics?	1
Rebellions: What was Hu Jintao's role in the March 1989 Tibet unrest? And did the government response in Tibet influence the subsequent Tiananmen crackdown?	1
How was the growing evidence for climate change/global warming received in the Soviet Union?	1
Currency speculation/hedging before the 20th century?	1
For the first 40 years or so of powered flight, airplane cabins were not pressurized. In the early days did people know why their ears were popping?	1
The geographic origin of the Black Death	1
Did the streets (or rivers) ever really "run with blood"?	1