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Is it ethical to ask students to proofread a textbook?

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Why was Qasem Soleimani in Iraq?

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How popular was the Soviet Union?

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Why did the term "Byzantine Empire" enter common usage instead of "Eastern Roman Empire" or "Roman Empire"

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Getting a refund from TAP Air Portugal related to COVID-19

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Why is there a horse skeleton in the 2005 movie Sahara?

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Direct flights between SE/E Asia and South America

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Is there an origin story for the Iron Giant?

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Is it possible to do a low carb diet for a month in Sicily?

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The "Cares act" allows $100,000 of 401k withdrawal without penalty. What are the reasons not to do this?

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Why don't the other countries of Europe maintain as massive a military as Russia does?

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Why does the Great Wall of China follow such a bendy route?

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When and how did the Han ethnic group become by far the biggest ethnic group in China?

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Why did China annex Tibet?

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Ask a girl whether she would like to come back to a hotel with me on a night out without being creepy

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Why did the Chinese Nationalist party members go to the island of Taiwan and not to any other island?

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Did China ever consider a phonetic writing system?

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Let's Plan the Second Iteration of the Stack Exchange Quality Project!

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Parts of my e-mail address can be seen as controversial in Western countries. Can this affect my Ph.D applications?

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How can my cousin restore harmony between his Indian mother and American mother-in-law?

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Which was the first civilization to ban slavery?

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Why was Japan not worried about Soviet invasion during WWII?

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