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at the time were there many/any analysts who said that Germany were probably going to loose the War at some point what ever Britain or the US did because of Russia (aside from actual Russians)?

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has any one ever gone directly from being the mayor of a city to being the US president? if "no" has anyone ever at least come close?

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Why hasn't the mutual animosity Japan and South Korea faded away more in the seven decades since the end of the Japanese empire?

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Back in the 80s my dad was an officer on a cargo ship, he tells me that they use to get reels of new movies to watch on the projector in the mess. When (and why) did film companies start allowing this practice?

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besides rice what would we the most common foods to find in a typical Japanese person's diet circa 1750?

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Why did the settlers choose to set up James town where they did?

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the images on modern coins are much more realistic than those on ancient coins, is that because the ancients did not have magnifying lenses?

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how plausible is that the what happened to Santorini was still known about in Plato's time but leaves no other surviving mark on Greek literature/history besides inspiring the end of the Atlantis story?

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it's 1937 (before that Second Sino-Japanese War), you're 20 and a Private in the Japanese imperial army, it's 1957, you're 20 and a Private in the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force. assuming you're on the home islands, how different is your life in those two scenarios?

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How long after WW2 was it before living standards in Japan pulled even with those in most other developed countries?

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at the time were there many/any analysts who said that Germany were probably going to loose the War at some point what ever Britain or the US did because of Russia (aside from actual Russians)?	1
has any one ever gone directly from being the mayor of a city to being the US president? if "no" has anyone ever at least come close?	1
Why hasn't the mutual animosity Japan and South Korea faded away more in the seven decades since the end of the Japanese empire?	1
Back in the 80s my dad was an officer on a cargo ship, he tells me that they use to get reels of new movies to watch on the projector in the mess. When (and why) did film companies start allowing this practice?	1
besides rice what would we the most common foods to find in a typical Japanese person's diet circa 1750?	1
Why did the settlers choose to set up James town where they did?	1
the images on modern coins are much more realistic than those on ancient coins, is that because the ancients did not have magnifying lenses?	1
how plausible is that the what happened to Santorini was still known about in Plato's time but leaves no other surviving mark on Greek literature/history besides inspiring the end of the Atlantis story?	1
it's 1937 (before that Second Sino-Japanese War), you're 20 and a Private in the Japanese imperial army, it's 1957, you're 20 and a Private in the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force. assuming you're on the home islands, how different is your life in those two scenarios?	1
How long after WW2 was it before living standards in Japan pulled even with those in most other developed countries?	1