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Is the depiction of the Stirling Castle Knight historically accurate?
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Has this rock been engineered by humans and if so, what was its use?
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Why was cannabis illegalized in the U.S.?
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What is this decorative metal object with overlapping squares?
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Before Idriss Deby, who was the last head of state to be killed in combat?
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Did Julius Caesar ban low-birth people wearing pearls?
Awarded Apr 20 at 1:47
How many Reichsmarks would a piano lesson have cost in Germany during 1930 - 39?
Awarded Apr 19 at 15:56
What was Prince Philip’s surname (prior to Mountbatten)?
Awarded Apr 18 at 7:49
What kind of US Army uniform is this?
Awarded Apr 17 at 20:43
During WW2, what B-29 crew role did the abbreviation EMG mean?
Awarded Apr 17 at 13:43
Why were Soviet losses consistently so high?
Awarded Apr 17 at 5:49
What caused the Roman phallus symbol to fall out of use?
Awarded Apr 16 at 10:57
Why couldn't the US persuade Russia, Japan's neighbor to the west, to let it attack Japan from its territory in the later years of WWII?
Awarded Apr 15 at 22:41
Where can I find the calls made between Kita Ikki and the rebels in the Japanese February 26 incident?
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What is the longest name chain?
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Is the Cypress of Kashmar on display in Baghdad?
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What are some examples of famous people in history who made big mistakes that they learnt from and this then led them to succeed? [closed]
Awarded Apr 12 at 13:41
Can anyone identify these (possibly WW1 Polish) uniforms?
Awarded Apr 10 at 22:50
What did it mean to be a Grecian in late-18th Century British schools?
Awarded Apr 9 at 16:50
What was considered utility clothing before WW2?
Awarded Apr 7 at 12:16
Were there religious wars between two sects in Hinduism?
Awarded Apr 7 at 10:18
Identify the circa 1920 uniform in this photo
Awarded Apr 5 at 16:32
Did Thomas Aquinas's correspondent James of Tonengo become bishop of Vercelli?
Awarded Apr 5 at 2:40
Why have we settled while foragers used to be healthier instead? [closed]
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Was the tariff that Alexander Hamilton wanted to create (in his Financial Plan) ever put into action?
Awarded Mar 29 at 14:56
What do these lines on the origins of Hindu/Muslim communal consciousness mean?
Awarded Mar 28 at 23:52
Are there any accounts of everyday life during the Black Death?
Awarded Mar 28 at 21:11
How did medieval peasants decide where to build their houses?
Awarded Mar 28 at 18:19
Were there any attempts at a federation or commonwealth to save Austria-Hungary from breaking up after ww1?
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What operations were carried out by the partisans of the Chernihiv junction in the Great Patriotic War?
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What’s the meaning of the rabbit in the talons of an eagle?
Awarded Mar 24 at 13:51
Is it true that there were American POWs in Soviet captivity after the Second World War?
Awarded Mar 24 at 8:18
Did a unit of 40 men hold off Rommel's “ghost division” for 18 days?
Awarded Mar 23 at 17:11
Has a British peer ever come to live in a typically lower class way?
Awarded Mar 23 at 8:48
Where did the South Dublin/“D4” accent come from?
Awarded Mar 22 at 12:02
Were ordinary people aware of the US Constitution when it all started?
Awarded Mar 21 at 19:43
Did the Balkans campaign delay Operation Barbarossa for the Nazis and was it therefore an important reason why they lost against the Soviets in WWII?
Awarded Mar 20 at 21:22
What were paper airplanes called before there were real airplanes? (i.e. untethered winged flyers, not kites or balloons)
Awarded Mar 19 at 20:42
What is the name of this ancient mean of identification based on broken objects?
Awarded Mar 19 at 17:41
Are there examples of encrypted messages with deadlines?
Awarded Mar 18 at 19:28
Has historical revisionism ever led to problems in history?
Awarded Mar 18 at 8:10
How do art historians study the transactions of art merchants?
Awarded Mar 18 at 3:47
What proportion of women died in childbirth before modern times?
Awarded Mar 17 at 23:56
Why were children photographed In Crete, Greece around mid-late 1940's photos with the stamp on the back “A M Crown Copyright Reserved”?
Awarded Mar 17 at 21:31
Can you help identify this European military uniform?
Awarded Mar 17 at 19:10
What was the policy on academic research being published beyond the iron curtain?
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Who is the youngest monarch to have issue?
Awarded Mar 16 at 9:26
What constitutes a country's military being called a “Defence Force”? [closed]
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Why did Italian immigration to the US decrease from 1900s to 1920s?
Awarded Mar 15 at 7:17
Did Hitler actually say “Millionen stehen hinter mir.”?
Awarded Mar 14 at 16:51
Is there any transcript or recordings of Yasser Arafat's speech to Arab foreign ministers in 1996 (Stockholm)?
Awarded Mar 14 at 16:51
Have any kings ever been serving admirals?
Awarded Mar 14 at 12:21
Are there primary sources about Jinnah's vision for Pakistan?
Awarded Mar 13 at 22:31
Has a head of state ever actually killed another in battle? [duplicate]
Awarded Mar 12 at 14:40
When during their construction did Bible-era Jewish temples become “holy”?
Awarded Mar 11 at 23:07
How did the European public school system originate?
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