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Is it true that in Ancient Rome the term virgin merely meant that the person had not had 'married sex'? If so wouldn't that be a large detail in the story of the Virgin Mary?

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I have read that the 30 years war killed 1/3 of Europe. How accurate is this claim and how were people able to determine those numbers before modern censuses?

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Forgive me if this question is too open, but was the Domino theory in anyway correct? Or was it purely Cold War propaganda?

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In the age of MAD and long range bombers, what was planned/expected of the pilots after the bombs were dropped?

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How aware was Martin Luther of Jan Hus and the Hussites?

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What do we know about NATO ‘stay behind plans’ such as Operation Gladio?

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The act of Fragging is commonly associated with the Vietnam War. Why was this act so much more common during this period of conflict opposed to other American conflicts?

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Why did Charlie Wilson have such difficultly getting money for rebuilding Afghanistan?

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What was the process of combining Scotland and England into one kingdom?

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To extent did the Czechoslovakian communists incorporate their Hussite history into their propaganda and national mythology?

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Is it true that in Ancient Rome the term virgin merely meant that the person had not had 'married sex'? If so wouldn't that be a large detail in the story of the Virgin Mary?	859
I have read that the 30 years war killed 1/3 of Europe. How accurate is this claim and how were people able to determine those numbers before modern censuses?	71
Forgive me if this question is too open, but was the Domino theory in anyway correct? Or was it purely Cold War propaganda?	35
In the age of MAD and long range bombers, what was planned/expected of the pilots after the bombs were dropped?	30
How aware was Martin Luther of Jan Hus and the Hussites?	17
What do we know about NATO ‘stay behind plans’ such as Operation Gladio?	11
The act of Fragging is commonly associated with the Vietnam War. Why was this act so much more common during this period of conflict opposed to other American conflicts?	8
Why did Charlie Wilson have such difficultly getting money for rebuilding Afghanistan?	8
What was the process of combining Scotland and England into one kingdom?	6
To extent did the Czechoslovakian communists incorporate their Hussite history into their propaganda and national mythology?	6