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When the Russian ships turned back from the Cuba Quarantine, where did they go? Would they have had fuel and provisions to make it back to Russia?

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Why did Cricket seemingly expand to all British colonies except Canada

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How did police officers in North America daily dutys change (if at all) during world war two?

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Shakespeare has been said to have introduced roughly 1700 words to the English language, how would someone seeing a play or reading his works when they were created learn the definitions and meanings?

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I'm a railroader, we use "not" as a replacement for the number 0. How did this come about.

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How would a ship be given directions to a location in the 1600's?

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It's estimated that 12 presidents owned slaves, would they have been treated differently than slaves in the rest of the country?

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How long did the D-day landings last? More so, when did the allies start removing their dead and adding any wounded?

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How did composers Beethoven and Mozart rise to fame?

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During the Cold War, why was Berlin not considered part of the Soviet Zone?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When the Russian ships turned back from the Cuba Quarantine, where did they go? Would they have had fuel and provisions to make it back to Russia?	38
Why did Cricket seemingly expand to all British colonies except Canada	24
How did police officers in North America daily dutys change (if at all) during world war two?	15
Shakespeare has been said to have introduced roughly 1700 words to the English language, how would someone seeing a play or reading his works when they were created learn the definitions and meanings?	10
I'm a railroader, we use "not" as a replacement for the number 0. How did this come about.	6
How would a ship be given directions to a location in the 1600's?	5
It's estimated that 12 presidents owned slaves, would they have been treated differently than slaves in the rest of the country?	5
How long did the D-day landings last? More so, when did the allies start removing their dead and adding any wounded?	5
How did composers Beethoven and Mozart rise to fame?	5
During the Cold War, why was Berlin not considered part of the Soviet Zone?	4