In 1945, the US not only stopped the Shōwa emperor from abdicating, but also presented him as utterly blameless for the war crimes. Why?

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For centuries, the bubonic plague was thought to be the prime cause of the Black Death. What do the modern studies say about this?

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Intelligence was traditionally considered to be fixed. But the latest research on brain plasticity challenges this notion.