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How did native peoples avoid deficiency-based diseases like scurvy and rickets?

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Is there any historical background to the trope of prisoners breaking rocks?

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We know of incidents of Soviet airplanes defecting to the US, are there any confirmed incidents of US pilots defecting to Russia?

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Was there an equivalent Russian program to the U-2/SR-71 spy planes?

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Would WWII Japan have done better without building the Yamato?

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Was their any common use of overland wind-powered transportation?

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What would the United States most likely look like if westward expansion didn't go as it did?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did native peoples avoid deficiency-based diseases like scurvy and rickets?	42
Is there any historical background to the trope of prisoners breaking rocks?	38
We know of incidents of Soviet airplanes defecting to the US, are there any confirmed incidents of US pilots defecting to Russia?	28
Was there an equivalent Russian program to the U-2/SR-71 spy planes?	21
Would WWII Japan have done better without building the Yamato?	13
Was their any common use of overland wind-powered transportation?	11
What would the United States most likely look like if westward expansion didn't go as it did?	2