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Did land clearing in the Vietnam War involve carving company insignias into the jungle to be seen during flyovers?

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I've heard that one of Hegel's most important and famous works was carried through long terrain during an active, major war. Know any details on it?

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During the Great Depression, I am a botanist working on my master's thesis regarding edible and medicinal wild plants. During times of mass starvation/hunger/unemployment, am I a popular person to be around? Am I well-fed from my education?

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What was the point of 'socialism in once country' as founded by Stalin (and, from what I've read, critiqued by Lenin)? Speculative notes as well as the stated purpose of the concept are both welcome

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After alcohol prohibition got repealed, was there any pardoning of simple offenders?

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If you looked at groups of peasant farmers, indigenous peoples eating wild foods, and compared such individuals' diets to, say, aristocrats, would one typically be healthier? Why?

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I see a lot of people who really like Andrew Jackson as a president, and a lot of people who don't. But I haven't seen a lot about him, actually, in terms of what he did or his politics acknowledged. Why is he so historically significant?

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At what point in history do we see that some groups of people have turned to milking animals for food; and what do we know about the procedures they performed in order to get said milk?

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Who built the original English longbows?

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How old is the bidet? Did all toilets start out with bidets or not, and was toilet paper every the primary way to clean after using the bathroom in countries where it's not common now?

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Did land clearing in the Vietnam War involve carving company insignias into the jungle to be seen during flyovers?	6
I've heard that one of Hegel's most important and famous works was carried through long terrain during an active, major war. Know any details on it?	5
During the Great Depression, I am a botanist working on my master's thesis regarding edible and medicinal wild plants. During times of mass starvation/hunger/unemployment, am I a popular person to be around? Am I well-fed from my education?	5
What was the point of 'socialism in once country' as founded by Stalin (and, from what I've read, critiqued by Lenin)? Speculative notes as well as the stated purpose of the concept are both welcome	5
After alcohol prohibition got repealed, was there any pardoning of simple offenders?	4
If you looked at groups of peasant farmers, indigenous peoples eating wild foods, and compared such individuals' diets to, say, aristocrats, would one typically be healthier? Why?	4
I see a lot of people who really like Andrew Jackson as a president, and a lot of people who don't. But I haven't seen a lot about him, actually, in terms of what he did or his politics acknowledged. Why is he so historically significant?	4
At what point in history do we see that some groups of people have turned to milking animals for food; and what do we know about the procedures they performed in order to get said milk?	4
Who built the original English longbows?	4
How old is the bidet? Did all toilets start out with bidets or not, and was toilet paper every the primary way to clean after using the bathroom in countries where it's not common now?	4