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How did Communist governments in the Warsaw Pact try to legitimize themselves since they had been established due to the occupation of a foreign power rather than class struggle?

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Have there always been male homosexuals who possessed the stereotypical high-pitched voice, or is this a recent phenomenon? If it’s the latter, when did it emerge?

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Why did the Netherlands maintain a monarchical government after the end of French domination under Louis Bonaparte? Why didn't they just go back to their old republican system?

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The period between de Gaulle's two positions as the leader of the Fourth and Fifth Republic from 1948 to 1957 is termed as his "crossing of the desert". What metaphorical desert was he crossing?

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After his troops mutinied at the Hyphasis River to turn back, Alexander the Great ordered the construction of "twelve altars, as high as the biggest towers and broader even than towers would be." Did these structures actually exist? If so, what did they look like?

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Why is Waterloo by far Napoleon’s most famous battle? The only thing that seems special about it is that it was his last.

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Does a black hole move when an object falls into it?

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What determines a species' conservation status? It doesn't appear to be related to population size.

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How do male elephant seal noses make their distinctive motorcycle-like noise?

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What caused some snakes to evolve highly venomous bites that have the potency to hundreds of mice if they only need to kill a single (usually small) animal per bite?

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How did Communist governments in the Warsaw Pact try to legitimize themselves since they had been established due to the occupation of a foreign power rather than class struggle?	3	AskHistorians
Have there always been male homosexuals who possessed the stereotypical high-pitched voice, or is this a recent phenomenon? If it’s the latter, when did it emerge?	2	AskHistorians
Why did the Netherlands maintain a monarchical government after the end of French domination under Louis Bonaparte? Why didn't they just go back to their old republican system?	2	AskHistorians
The period between de Gaulle's two positions as the leader of the Fourth and Fifth Republic from 1948 to 1957 is termed as his "crossing of the desert". What metaphorical desert was he crossing?	2	AskHistorians
After his troops mutinied at the Hyphasis River to turn back, Alexander the Great ordered the construction of "twelve altars, as high as the biggest towers and broader even than towers would be." Did these structures actually exist? If so, what did they look like?	2	AskHistorians
Why is Waterloo by far Napoleon’s most famous battle? The only thing that seems special about it is that it was his last.	1	AskHistorians
Does a black hole move when an object falls into it?	1	askscience
What determines a species' conservation status? It doesn't appear to be related to population size.	1	askscience
How do male elephant seal noses make their distinctive motorcycle-like noise?	1	askscience
What caused some snakes to evolve highly venomous bites that have the potency to hundreds of mice if they only need to kill a single (usually small) animal per bite?	1	askscience