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Did Gorbachev at any point considered following the example of China at the time?

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Did MKULTRA seemed as impossible to the average person in the 1950s as some conspiracy theories are to the average person today?

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Was the Soviet military-industrial complex as politically influential as its US equivalent during the Cold War?

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Is it true there were Muslims fighting on the side of the Christians during the Crusades?

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When can be considered Ancient Egypt truly "ended"?

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Why did Israel choose square script instead of paleo-hebrew as a writing system?

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Did "Phoenicians" have an equivalent term for themselves?

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Why so many Ancient Egyptian statues, murals and other works of art have their 'faces' destroyed?

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I'm an average Egyptian guy in 2000BC and I get sent to Egypt circa 10AD, would I experience any future shock?

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During the silent film era did anyone try hiring actors to do live voice-overs?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Gorbachev at any point considered following the example of China at the time?	16
Did MKULTRA seemed as impossible to the average person in the 1950s as some conspiracy theories are to the average person today?	15
Was the Soviet military-industrial complex as politically influential as its US equivalent during the Cold War?	11
Is it true there were Muslims fighting on the side of the Christians during the Crusades?	10
When can be considered Ancient Egypt truly "ended"?	9
Why did Israel choose square script instead of paleo-hebrew as a writing system?	8
Did "Phoenicians" have an equivalent term for themselves?	7
Why so many Ancient Egyptian statues, murals and other works of art have their 'faces' destroyed?	6
I'm an average Egyptian guy in 2000BC and I get sent to Egypt circa 10AD, would I experience any future shock?	6
During the silent film era did anyone try hiring actors to do live voice-overs?	6