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Why do most of the word definitions I search on Google have a historical usage curve like this?

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What is the biggest example we have of a group of soldiers or even an army refusing to carry out the orders of the authority on the basis of morality ?

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Why is Islam called religion of peace by some ?

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Why was USSR denied admission in NATO ?

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"USA won every single battle in Vietnam". I often hear this claim when it comes to Vietnam war, how much truth is there to it?

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I learned in a YouTube video that Spearheads were known to be the earliest human weapons at around 400,000 BC while boomerangs were second at around 23000 BC. Is it true that for these 377,000 years, or around 94% of all human weapons history, Spears were the only weapons?

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Apart from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, What are some other major examples of Butterfly Effect in history?

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Why do most of the word definitions I search on Google have a historical usage curve like this?	46
What is the biggest example we have of a group of soldiers or even an army refusing to carry out the orders of the authority on the basis of morality ?	32
Why is Islam called religion of peace by some ?	20
Why was USSR denied admission in NATO ?	10
"USA won every single battle in Vietnam". I often hear this claim when it comes to Vietnam war, how much truth is there to it?	5
I learned in a YouTube video that Spearheads were known to be the earliest human weapons at around 400,000 BC while boomerangs were second at around 23000 BC. Is it true that for these 377,000 years, or around 94% of all human weapons history, Spears were the only weapons?	4
Apart from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, What are some other major examples of Butterfly Effect in history?	2