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How did the Yiddish language form and how did it become so widespread among most Jewish European communities in the 1800s?
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After WW2, did any Allied Powers besides the U.S. bring over Nazi scientists to their countries or create their own version of Operation Paperclip?
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How was Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky able to produce such lively and vivid color photographs more than a hundred years ago, and how come no one else seemed to adopt his methods?
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Why are the Manchurians who established the Jin dynasty referred to as "Jurchens" while Manchurians who established the Qing dynasty are referred to as "Manchurians"? Why two separate names?
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There's a recording of a phone call between Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis on the best course of action. So, how big of a role in total did Eisenhower play in regards to Kennedy's decisions during this event? Were there any meetings or other conversations?
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Some qualifications needed to join the Chinese Communist Party are excellent grades and being in contact with a party member who could vouche for your acceptance, among other things. But what did it actually take to become a member of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union (Post-Stalin era)?
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