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The original was posted on /r/historiansanswered by /u/HistAnsweredBot on 2023-09-25 04:41:58.

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The original was posted on /r/historiansanswered by /u/HistAnsweredBot on 2023-09-04 09:35:42.

Original Title: Why was there not any major political or domestic unrest in Britain after they lost their colonies in America after MAJOR military losses? What actually was the common people's reaction to the loss of such a major economic profitable source for Britain?

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Original Title: How and when did the atomic bomb come to be seen as categorically different weapon and/or paradigm shift in warfare? I know that some believe that this occurred after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, e.g., Michael Gordin, but what's the consensus and evidence?

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Original Title: In Lord of the Rings the men often hold hands, kiss each other's brow, express love, cradle another's head on their lap while they sleep... were these behaviors typical of Western men from Tolkien's time? Were men acting this way seen as atypical at the time of publication? What changed?

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Original Title: [Link] Let’s say I take Jesus of Nazareth out for a drink in a typical 2023 American bar. Which drinks on the menu are familiar to him? Which ones are recognizable but different? Which are completely new?

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