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In the Marshall plan, why did Iceland get 44 million dollars? It was a island nation that wasn't in WWll. Was it because it was still part Denmark, was there battles there, or did America just want to influence it?	2296
I was looking at Dr. Seuss Political cartoons, and found one where Hitler panics when he finds a V in his alphabet soup. What was this referring to?	162
All countries stopped using the Thorn when German printing presses didn't have them and replaced them with th. Except Iceland, who still uses it. What made Iceland keep the Thorn, and how did Iceland overcome the printing press problem?	51
“One man with a gun can control a hundred without one” Vladimir Lenin. I can’t tell if this quote was for or against a armed public. While Marx was clearly in favor,( “under No pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered”), what where Lenin’s and other revolutionary’s opinions on firearms?	13
How come when Europeans came to north America, they made the natives a minority, but in south America, the descendants of the natives at lest make up the majority? Or are they not native, but from elsewhere? (Spain?)	5
Why did we stop using the interrobang‽	4
What was the attitude about pimples in ancient Rome?	3
If the union had the ability to produce iron sides during the American civil war, and cannon shells bounced off of them, why didn't they apply this technology to something land based? (Say a cart or the war elephants Siam offered) what was stopping this early tank if they had the armor?	2
Why is North Korea obsessed with the accordion?	2
When people started drinking coffee, did they use any sweating agents or any other way of making it palatable?	1

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