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Is this symbol found in Crimea Gothic? Indian? Indo-European?
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How was coffee brewed in Philadelphia (or surrounding area) in 1904?
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Why was leek considered holy in the Edda?
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When did this shipment of Babylonian painted tiles for the Louvre sink?
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Can anyone help identify this passenger steamship with double funnels and two masts?
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Has the concept of "annulment" of a putative marriage changed over time in the Roman Catholic Church?
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Why was Hannah Ocuish believed to have been mentally disabled?
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What is the name of a particular architectural structure from a Gothic Church?
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What was this king/ warrior's exact name (AGATHOFLIS)
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What legal code first provided tenants rights and/or covered eviction?
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Where was gunpowder invented/ discovered?
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Where is Hermodontus?
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Why did the Schlieffen Plan prioritize invading France?
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What was a Purity Chapter?
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What was the criminal charge of "pretending sodomy" in 1719 England?
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What was the conspiratorial name of Roman Stanislaw Dmowski?
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Who is the "celebrated author" of this quote?
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Is there any instance of part of a country successfully seceding and then unifying with a neighbouring country in the last century?
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What is the evidence that Galerius raised Severus II to the rank of Augustus?
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What was at the start of Early Roman codices?
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Marriage for executioners in Medieval times
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How did Scipio Africanus recruit his army for Zama?
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Who are these "Millennial Folk" being referred to?
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Did European elites train natives from colonial lands to help spread western values?
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Can anybody identify this 1900-1933 uniform (possibly German)
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What is the purpose of the iron structures seen on the sides of many WW2 flak towers?
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Where was the Church of SS John and Phocas in Constantinople?
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Is this cairn/mound-like structure in Germany real or imagined?
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Did Joseph Goebbels really say this about German opposition in 1933?
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Under what circumstances did the Vikings leave for North America?
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How many wars have there been in Europe since WW2?
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Did a British civilian row across the channel and shoot 6 Luftwaffe pilots?
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Were there luxury restaurants in East Germany?
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Is the steel pan the only acoustic musical instrument to be invented in the 20th century and used widely around the world?
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Is there a formal ontology for documenting historical timelines?
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What is the meaning of the medieval word 'bliant', used to describe a fabric?
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How many people were executed during the reign of Henry VIII?
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Did anyone ever escape Nazi Germany through KdF trips?
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What route would 1st century BCE travellers have taken from Alexandria to Jerusalem?
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How to travel from Koblenz (Germany) to Paris (France) in May 1805?
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How did Hedy Lamarr acquire scientific education?
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Are there any examples of European rulers with a rank lower than king to utilize a "throne" and a "throne room"?
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Who on ship was responsible for purchases during the Age of Sail?
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Could Japan buy natural resources from European colonies before WW2?
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Why are the capitals of central Asian countries right against the borders?
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Which superior officer did Princess Elizabeth II report to during her service as a junior officer in WW2?
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Has NATO ever started a war?
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Confirmation of existence of a historical document about French revolution and Lyon?
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Why was the German Jewish population declining so much that some statisticians predicted its disappearance even before the 3rd Reich?
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Ancient Greek term rendered incorrectly as numbers and Latin letters, "01KCDÇ". What is it?
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When did Lincoln claim that "Vicksburg is the key" to winning the civil war?
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Why did armies meet on the battlefield, and how often did they? (medieval times) [closed]
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How advanced was the satellite technology during the Yom Kippur War?
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What is the practical origin of the "fasces" icon?
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Did anyone predict the death of the Sun before science?
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Was FDR right that a garden hose was really $15 in 1940 (c.a. $300 today)?
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What is CINCFAIRMED?
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Are there primary sources about Jinnah's vision for Pakistan?
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Where/when does the wok start to differentiate itself from pot-style cooking vessels?
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