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Did Native Americans ever experiment with ship building?

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In early Japanese Kaiju films (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra), the Japanese military appeared to be well organized, massive, and high-tech for it's time. Was Japan's military really that developed so soon after defeat in WW2?

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When did Shop Class and Home Economics disappear from the American School curriculum?

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Are there active naval mines leftover from the 19th Century through World War II that still pose a threat to international shipping and marine life?

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How did the world end the plague?

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How much truth was their behind the myth of Polynesian Women being very seductive to early Western sailing crews?

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What was the Japanese strategy behind its invasion & subsequent massacre of Nanjing?

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How the did Mongols go for having one of the worlds largest empires to having just the developing country Mongolia is today?

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Did the free state of Texas have a constitution that was very unique from the United States?

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How prevalent were execution by crucifixions?

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Did Native Americans ever experiment with ship building?	62
In early Japanese Kaiju films (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra), the Japanese military appeared to be well organized, massive, and high-tech for it's time. Was Japan's military really that developed so soon after defeat in WW2?	50
When did Shop Class and Home Economics disappear from the American School curriculum?	31
Are there active naval mines leftover from the 19th Century through World War II that still pose a threat to international shipping and marine life?	31
How did the world end the plague?	26
How much truth was their behind the myth of Polynesian Women being very seductive to early Western sailing crews?	25
What was the Japanese strategy behind its invasion & subsequent massacre of Nanjing?	25
How the did Mongols go for having one of the worlds largest empires to having just the developing country Mongolia is today?	18
Did the free state of Texas have a constitution that was very unique from the United States?	17
How prevalent were execution by crucifixions?	17