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Frank Capra was born in Italy, but during WWII made a series of anti-Axis propaganda films ("Why We Fight"). How did his birthplace affect his approach to these films?

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First Transcontinental Railroad: "Chinese workers were represented by a Chinese 'boss' who translated, collected salaries for his crew, kept discipline and relayed orders from an American general supervisor." How much would such a boss have been paid?

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Russia has sustained several large invasions from the West (1707, 1812, and 1941). But they all seem to have failed for similar reasons--overextended supply lines, scorched earth, mud, and cold weather. What lessons, if any, did successive invaders learn from previous failures?

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In Taiwan, "betel nut beauties" used to be a common sight. It seems like an obvious marketing tactic, but are there similar examples for other products (such as tobacco or alcohol) or in other countries?

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When did man-woman pair dances arise?

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Dikko affair: What did the Israeli government hope to gain from helping to kidnap Nigerian former civil servant Umaru Dikko at his London home in 1984?

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Are there any instances of wartime internment of ethnic minorities before the Spanish-American War?

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Did the spike in America's birth rate after the first world war have noticeable effects on US society?

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What did Europeans know about Pompeii before its rediscovery?

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When did religious historians begin to distinguish Yahwism from Judaism?

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Frank Capra was born in Italy, but during WWII made a series of anti-Axis propaganda films ("Why We Fight"). How did his birthplace affect his approach to these films?	2
First Transcontinental Railroad: "Chinese workers were represented by a Chinese 'boss' who translated, collected salaries for his crew, kept discipline and relayed orders from an American general supervisor." How much would such a boss have been paid?	2
Russia has sustained several large invasions from the West (1707, 1812, and 1941). But they all seem to have failed for similar reasons--overextended supply lines, scorched earth, mud, and cold weather. What lessons, if any, did successive invaders learn from previous failures?	2
In Taiwan, "betel nut beauties" used to be a common sight. It seems like an obvious marketing tactic, but are there similar examples for other products (such as tobacco or alcohol) or in other countries?	2
When did man-woman pair dances arise?	2
Dikko affair: What did the Israeli government hope to gain from helping to kidnap Nigerian former civil servant Umaru Dikko at his London home in 1984?	2
Are there any instances of wartime internment of ethnic minorities before the Spanish-American War?	2
Did the spike in America's birth rate after the first world war have noticeable effects on US society?	2
What did Europeans know about Pompeii before its rediscovery?	2
When did religious historians begin to distinguish Yahwism from Judaism?	2