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Where can I find death tolls of individual air raids in Japan in the end of the second world war? [closed]

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Did the Roman senate immediately send new governors after the death of proconsuls/propraetors?

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Why did European alchemists seek metal transmutation in addition to the Elixir Of Life?

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Does history use hypothesis testing using statistical methods?

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Did anybody expect that Edward VIII would abdicate?

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Why is West Virginia today not a more “liberal” state? [closed]

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