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Considering that the US was still the only nuclear power at the time, what led to China's willingness to contribute men and materiel to North Korea during the Korean War? Were they never worried that men like MacArthur would get their way and launch a nuclear war in retaliation?

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Why, in English, do we refer to certain figures from Roman history by dropping the /-us/ from their names (Justinian, Octavian, Marc Antony, Tully, the Antonines, etc.) and others with their full Latin names ([Gaius] Julius Caesar, Crassus, Commodus, Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, etc.)?

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How much did it cost to "clean up" Europe after WWII?

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How great was the financial burden on West Germany after reunification with the East? What were the chief ramifications of this burden? When did Germany finally "pay off" the costs of reunification?

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Was most of the Earth's landmass once forested?

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How widespread was the commission of brutality or atrocity (namely sexual violence, torture or the murder of civilians) in the European Western front of WWII?

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The Civil War Battle of Antietam is often cited as having been the "bloodiest day in American history". Is that so?

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Among pirates, how common were peg legs, eye patches and other things we commonly associate with them?

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Just how common was 'buggery' among sailors and pirates?

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Did Hitler and Mussolini ever quarrel over claiming succession from the Holy Roman Empire?

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Considering that the US was still the only nuclear power at the time, what led to China's willingness to contribute men and materiel to North Korea during the Korean War? Were they never worried that men like MacArthur would get their way and launch a nuclear war in retaliation?	514
Why, in English, do we refer to certain figures from Roman history by dropping the /-us/ from their names (Justinian, Octavian, Marc Antony, Tully, the Antonines, etc.) and others with their full Latin names ([Gaius] Julius Caesar, Crassus, Commodus, Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, etc.)?	473
How much did it cost to "clean up" Europe after WWII?	55
How great was the financial burden on West Germany after reunification with the East? What were the chief ramifications of this burden? When did Germany finally "pay off" the costs of reunification?	54
Was most of the Earth's landmass once forested?	41
How widespread was the commission of brutality or atrocity (namely sexual violence, torture or the murder of civilians) in the European Western front of WWII?	33
The Civil War Battle of Antietam is often cited as having been the "bloodiest day in American history". Is that so?	29
Among pirates, how common were peg legs, eye patches and other things we commonly associate with them?	27
Just how common was 'buggery' among sailors and pirates?	24
Did Hitler and Mussolini ever quarrel over claiming succession from the Holy Roman Empire?	16