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Was Finland part of the allies despite fighting against the Soviet Union in wwii?

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It is said that Russian Oligarchs came from the Soviet Union. Besides being BORN in the USSR, where does this saying come from?

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Why did Al Qaeda choose to attack the WTC towers rather than other more historic or iconic buildings in NYC like The Empire State? What was strategic about the WTC?

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Some political “gurus” in Mexico say the USA in its early days used the Mexican peso before the us dollar was created. How verídico or false is that?

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During the Cuba Missile Crisis, to what extend (if any) did people believed it was the end of the world? Were there religious leaders preaching that it was the actual end of the world?

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Did the US Founding Fathers knew/expected the US to become a global superpower?

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Where did people go on es they entered West Berlin from East Berlin? Was it legal in West Berlin or did they pretend to be from the west?

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King Leopoldo claimed the whole Congo FOR HIMSELF. What does that mean?

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Economically and logistically speaking, what was the point of genocide in horrible events like the Holocaust or the Armenian Genocide

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Did civilizations outside of Europe used flags as we know them prior to contact with Europe, or was the concept of flags an European thing?

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Was Finland part of the allies despite fighting against the Soviet Union in wwii?	7
It is said that Russian Oligarchs came from the Soviet Union. Besides being BORN in the USSR, where does this saying come from?	6
Why did Al Qaeda choose to attack the WTC towers rather than other more historic or iconic buildings in NYC like The Empire State? What was strategic about the WTC?	6
Some political “gurus” in Mexico say the USA in its early days used the Mexican peso before the us dollar was created. How verídico or false is that?	5
During the Cuba Missile Crisis, to what extend (if any) did people believed it was the end of the world? Were there religious leaders preaching that it was the actual end of the world?	5
Did the US Founding Fathers knew/expected the US to become a global superpower?	4
Where did people go on es they entered West Berlin from East Berlin? Was it legal in West Berlin or did they pretend to be from the west?	4
King Leopoldo claimed the whole Congo FOR HIMSELF. What does that mean?	4
Economically and logistically speaking, what was the point of genocide in horrible events like the Holocaust or the Armenian Genocide	3
Did civilizations outside of Europe used flags as we know them prior to contact with Europe, or was the concept of flags an European thing?	3