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To avoid danger in Vietnam, many potential draftees voluntarily enlisted in the Navy, Air Force, and National Guard. But these were 4-year enlistments rather than for the duration of the war. What did the other branches do with all these extra people after Vietnam ended?

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To what extent is it true that "the Arabs invented the number zero"?

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What was the efficacy rate of bird-based mail systems?

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Are there any historical villains who are "just misunderstood", or were at least more complicated than they appeared on the surface?

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Kind of a meta-history question: Is it true that China has a very different relationship to their own history compared to "the West"?

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What was the purpose, if any, of this kind of building design in pre-modern architecture?

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What was the legal system (civil, not criminal) like during the period/geography of your expertise? Hypothetical below.

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If Donald Trump becomes president, will he be the first president to have bragged about his penis size at a campaign event?

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Trump has "fake news", Bush had "revisionist history"; what other catchy slogans have presidents come up with for 'stuff I don't want to hear'?

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To what extent were African-American slaves drawn to British armies during the American Revolution? How were they utilized?

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To avoid danger in Vietnam, many potential draftees voluntarily enlisted in the Navy, Air Force, and National Guard. But these were 4-year enlistments rather than for the duration of the war. What did the other branches do with all these extra people after Vietnam ended?	14	AskHistorians
To what extent is it true that "the Arabs invented the number zero"?	14	AskHistorians
What was the efficacy rate of bird-based mail systems?	11	AskHistorians
Are there any historical villains who are "just misunderstood", or were at least more complicated than they appeared on the surface?	10	AskHistorians
Kind of a meta-history question: Is it true that China has a very different relationship to their own history compared to "the West"?	7	AskHistorians
What was the purpose, if any, of this kind of building design in pre-modern architecture?	5	AskHistorians
What was the legal system (civil, not criminal) like during the period/geography of your expertise? Hypothetical below.	2	AskHistorians
If Donald Trump becomes president, will he be the first president to have bragged about his penis size at a campaign event?	2	AskHistorians
Trump has "fake news", Bush had "revisionist history"; what other catchy slogans have presidents come up with for 'stuff I don't want to hear'?	2	AskHistorians
To what extent were African-American slaves drawn to British armies during the American Revolution? How were they utilized?	1	AskHistorians