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How did the early Pahlavi dynasty and the USSR approach each other diplomatically?

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Describing the curiosities of the New World, Alonso de Zuazo wrote that "such things cannot be understood without the three senses". How did our modern idea of five senses come about, and what models of sensory perception did it displace?

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Did Beethoven consider himself German?

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Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition was supplied by the US Army. Why?

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How much of a role did Marxist socialism really play in Iran in the mid-20th century, especially the 1979 revolution?

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Norway's rail network has been variously described to me as beautiful and modern, and as underinvested and useless next to Norwegian Air. What's the truth, and how did it get that way?

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In the Iran-Iraq war, many countries sold equipment to both Iran and Iraq simultaneously. How did Iran and Iraq feel about this? Angry? Confused? Insulted?

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Good Friday and communion both evolved from, or took elements of, Jewish rituals in the early middle ages. Do any medieval Jewish scholars or converts to Christianity comment on the similarities?

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Did the Holocaust really accelerate the creation of Israel?

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Looking for sources on Zamrock in the 1970s

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How did the early Pahlavi dynasty and the USSR approach each other diplomatically?	6
Describing the curiosities of the New World, Alonso de Zuazo wrote that "such things cannot be understood without the three senses". How did our modern idea of five senses come about, and what models of sensory perception did it displace?	6
Did Beethoven consider himself German?	3
Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition was supplied by the US Army. Why?	3
How much of a role did Marxist socialism really play in Iran in the mid-20th century, especially the 1979 revolution?	2
Norway's rail network has been variously described to me as beautiful and modern, and as underinvested and useless next to Norwegian Air. What's the truth, and how did it get that way?	2
In the Iran-Iraq war, many countries sold equipment to both Iran and Iraq simultaneously. How did Iran and Iraq feel about this? Angry? Confused? Insulted?	2
Good Friday and communion both evolved from, or took elements of, Jewish rituals in the early middle ages. Do any medieval Jewish scholars or converts to Christianity comment on the similarities?	2
Did the Holocaust really accelerate the creation of Israel?	1
Looking for sources on Zamrock in the 1970s	1