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A Wehrmacht field manual is said to have stated that "experience has shown that attacks against tanks with close-combat weapons by a sufficiently determined man will basically always succeed." What experiences, if any, were the manual authors referring to?

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How and when did residents of the Pacific Northwest of the United States develop such disdain for umbrellas?

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Is conflict footage being systematically archived?

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What does it mean to be a "known communist"/"known anarchist" in late 19th/early 20th century capitalism? How does everyone "know"?

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Is there any precedent for using conscription as a penalty for protesting against conscription? And how did that go?

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What was meal planning like in the nineteenth century?

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How did the NFL become such a big deal in the U.S.?

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To what extent has street-level action altered the fortunes of fascist movements?

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A Wehrmacht field manual is said to have stated that "experience has shown that attacks against tanks with close-combat weapons by a sufficiently determined man will basically always succeed." What experiences, if any, were the manual authors referring to?	377
How and when did residents of the Pacific Northwest of the United States develop such disdain for umbrellas?	22
Is conflict footage being systematically archived?	11
What does it mean to be a "known communist"/"known anarchist" in late 19th/early 20th century capitalism? How does everyone "know"?	7
Is there any precedent for using conscription as a penalty for protesting against conscription? And how did that go?	6
What was meal planning like in the nineteenth century?	2
How did the NFL become such a big deal in the U.S.?	1
To what extent has street-level action altered the fortunes of fascist movements?	1