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Why wasn't Germany simply dissolved altogether after WW1 (or WW2) and the territory divided among the neighboring countries?

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Is Beauty and the Beast's portrayal of ethnicity in 18th century small town France correct? That there was a substantial Black minority but no Asians?

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How and why did city centers in America become universally known as “downtown”?

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It’s well known that average life expectancy in previous centuries was significantly lower, but what was the spread of data — were there still a significant number of people who made it to 60 and beyond? Or was 40 truly considered old age?

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Why wasn't Germany simply dissolved altogether after WW1 (or WW2) and the territory divided among the neighboring countries?	58
Is Beauty and the Beast's portrayal of ethnicity in 18th century small town France correct? That there was a substantial Black minority but no Asians?	6
How and why did city centers in America become universally known as “downtown”?	5
It’s well known that average life expectancy in previous centuries was significantly lower, but what was the spread of data — were there still a significant number of people who made it to 60 and beyond? Or was 40 truly considered old age?	0