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Anglo-Portuguese Alliance dates back to 1373. How did this come to play overseas in times of colonialism/imperialism?
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Why do airplanes fly so high? Wouldn't it be shorter if they flew at low altitude? I mean... Earth is round, so it's smaller radius, therefore smaller length.
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How accurate can we get when measuring the speed of light? Wouldn't time be slower in one zone than another zone as the light travels, therefore make the measurements of it inconsistent?
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Adam Smith wrote in 'Book II: Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock - Adam Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' describing economic evidences in the ancient times. After much search, you're my last hope of such source.
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In the history of UN security council votes, USSR's vetoes became spotty starting from the 70's until the end of USSR. What happened to USSR in the 70's and why were they the sole vetoer for so many resolutions?
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What ages/eras/years have Europeans and Asians traded genes over the vast geography in large amounts? I'm somewhat more interested in Finn and Slav peoples, but I welcome any input!
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Looking over E. Behm's "Geographisches Jahrbuch" series starting from the mid-late 1800s, there is always a mention of the Ainu (or Aino in German) whenever the topic of Japan arose in a lot of the books (if not all). How well known were the Ainu to the world, to Koreans, to Chinese, to Russians...?
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