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What kind of civil engineering challenges did Soviets face when they took over cities like Kaliningrad and Wroclaw after WW2?

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In the 19th century, Europe was ruled by competing Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Secular, and Islamic empires, but there were no religious wars? How did 19th century Europe settle into the religious diversity of their empires without conflict?

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How was the Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, still enforceable during the Scramble for Africa 400 years later?

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How did the deposed Austrian Hapsburgs react to the Anschluss?

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What are the historical reasons why the US has maintained the unique policy of taxing US citizens worldwide income?

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TIL about Hampar Kelikian, an Armenian genocide survivor who immigrated to America in 1920 and became a famed orthopedic surgeon, known for his patient Bob Dole. What would his immigration to the US have been like in 1920? And does anybody have more info his story specifically?

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Why do a disproportionate number of bog bodies discovered have red hair?

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What were the true capabilities and purpose of the first few hundred satellites launched into space by the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and did the US government disseminate false information about the capabilities of their satellites?

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Did the Soviets have an equivalent of the domino theory; like, if one communist government fell to the capitalists all communist governments would fall?

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How did the US reach the conclusion that use of nuclear weapons would lead to MAD, while the Soviets concluded they could use tactical nuclear weapons without it escalating to full scale nuclear war?

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What kind of civil engineering challenges did Soviets face when they took over cities like Kaliningrad and Wroclaw after WW2?	14
In the 19th century, Europe was ruled by competing Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Secular, and Islamic empires, but there were no religious wars? How did 19th century Europe settle into the religious diversity of their empires without conflict?	13
How was the Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, still enforceable during the Scramble for Africa 400 years later?	12
How did the deposed Austrian Hapsburgs react to the Anschluss?	11
What are the historical reasons why the US has maintained the unique policy of taxing US citizens worldwide income?	11
TIL about Hampar Kelikian, an Armenian genocide survivor who immigrated to America in 1920 and became a famed orthopedic surgeon, known for his patient Bob Dole. What would his immigration to the US have been like in 1920? And does anybody have more info his story specifically?	10
Why do a disproportionate number of bog bodies discovered have red hair?	10
What were the true capabilities and purpose of the first few hundred satellites launched into space by the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and did the US government disseminate false information about the capabilities of their satellites?	10
Did the Soviets have an equivalent of the domino theory; like, if one communist government fell to the capitalists all communist governments would fall?	9
How did the US reach the conclusion that use of nuclear weapons would lead to MAD, while the Soviets concluded they could use tactical nuclear weapons without it escalating to full scale nuclear war?	9