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Were the Assyrians and the Akkadians different people or the same people under a different name?

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Did Nazi Germany ever actually make it illegal to practice Judaism?

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Is this is a German ring from WW2?

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Is "Lenin’s Testament" authentic?

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(How) Did criminals in the middle ages get treatment for injuries?

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Are there confirmed cases where a country changed its language without being conquered?

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What is the evidence to claim that political order in ancient Rome was sufficiently different under "kingdom", "republic" and "empire"?

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Was United Fruit Company connected to the Rockefeller family?

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