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Are there any flights from the early 1900s that were "lost" in the rural North American West that are still missing?

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Do complex societies collapse quickly enough for a single human lifespan to witness it? For that matter, what qualifies as a "collapsing society"?

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Has the Declaration of Independence ever been viewed as a propaganda call to revolution rather than a set of principles for a new government?

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If Germany at the start of WWI headed to France by way of Belgium, why did France create the Maginot Line in the 1930s?

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What's the history of children's books? Before the 40s and 50s they don't seem prevalent.

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Besides rivers, which seem to be natural choices for political boundaries, during the formation of the various States in America, were any of the borders hotly contested or heavily debated before being formalized?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any flights from the early 1900s that were "lost" in the rural North American West that are still missing?	162
Do complex societies collapse quickly enough for a single human lifespan to witness it? For that matter, what qualifies as a "collapsing society"?	12
Has the Declaration of Independence ever been viewed as a propaganda call to revolution rather than a set of principles for a new government?	9
If Germany at the start of WWI headed to France by way of Belgium, why did France create the Maginot Line in the 1930s?	4
What's the history of children's books? Before the 40s and 50s they don't seem prevalent.	3
Besides rivers, which seem to be natural choices for political boundaries, during the formation of the various States in America, were any of the borders hotly contested or heavily debated before being formalized?	1