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"The signal on the Zibby is dead" - what is the meaning of "Zibby"?

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When was Tibet under the governance of China in the modern era, discounting the present - and how did this begin? [closed]

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Was "Nobody intends to build a wall" Machiavellian? [closed]

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West Berlin: who else fled besides East Germans?

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Does anyone know anything about medieval instant pottage?

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What was this bet that Montgomery lost?

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Why did the Portuguese permit an Italian commercial agent to accompany Vasco da Gama on the 4th Portuguese India Armada?

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How many German soldiers actually believed in their ideology during WW2? [closed]

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