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united-states united-kingdom currency

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maya

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ww2-european-theater german

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names

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What is the historical origin of the Jewish Sabbath?

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How far did Malcolm X get with taking the United States to the United Nations?

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Was Walden Pond ever the primary source for rail transported ice?

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soviet-union china mao-zedong famine

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world-war-two aircraft nazism

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china mao-zedong famine

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What wars or other serious crises have been caused by translation?

war political-history language

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Did ancient Chinese and/or Japanese scholars speculate about what lay across the Pacific?

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Is there a British equivalent in architectural history to American cabins?

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How did the countries devolved from USSR turn from communism to democracy or other ideology peacefully after the collapse?

soviet-union cold-war

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What ancient American Indians used this triangle shape burial ground?

ancient-history

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What uniform is this chap wearing?

military uniform

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Can anyone identify the country, rank, and unit of this WWI Uniform?

world-war-one identification uniform

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What mining feature is this?

england archaeology

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What is the Thalassic Age?

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