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Why didn't diesel fueled passenger cars really take off in North America?

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When was the first police force created?

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How often were war pigs used in battle? We're they as effective against war elephants as we are led to believe?

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Was the British missionary movement in the 1800's born from the guilt of having been a large factor in the slave trade in the previous century?

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In his podcast 'Ghosts of the Ostfront III' Dan Carlin states that the Russians broadcast Tango music into Leningrad because they thought it was sinister sounding. Why did they think this? What was the German opinion on this music?

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Looking for a different area of history to read and learn about. What are you into? Can you recommend anything that you really find interesting?

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Is there any historical reason that mostly every culture had/has a response to sneezing?

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Has there been any documented evidence of American or Canadian governments giving small pox infected blankets to natives?

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Why is Kublai Khan's name known better to the world than Mongke Khan?

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What would the Islamic world look like today if the mongols didn't sack Baghdad and not razed the House of Wisdom?

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Why didn't diesel fueled passenger cars really take off in North America?	2
When was the first police force created?	2
How often were war pigs used in battle? We're they as effective against war elephants as we are led to believe?	2
Was the British missionary movement in the 1800's born from the guilt of having been a large factor in the slave trade in the previous century?	1
In his podcast 'Ghosts of the Ostfront III' Dan Carlin states that the Russians broadcast Tango music into Leningrad because they thought it was sinister sounding. Why did they think this? What was the German opinion on this music?	1
Looking for a different area of history to read and learn about. What are you into? Can you recommend anything that you really find interesting?	1
Is there any historical reason that mostly every culture had/has a response to sneezing?	1
Has there been any documented evidence of American or Canadian governments giving small pox infected blankets to natives?	1
Why is Kublai Khan's name known better to the world than Mongke Khan?	1
What would the Islamic world look like today if the mongols didn't sack Baghdad and not razed the House of Wisdom?	1