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What can I learn from these WW1 shell cases?
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Did Egyptian civilization start from North to South or vice versa?
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Did a ritual of pushing 60-year-olds off a bridge really exist in Archaic Rome?
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Why did Japan never "apologize" enough for World War 2?
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Kurds and their relation to the start of civilization?
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Where in a city would a cathedral be built?
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How did Bligh navigate during his open boat voyage after losing The Bounty?
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What were the Lines of Ne Plus Ultra in the War of the Spanish Succession?
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Where can I find reliable primary sources written by Ancient Egyptian laborers?
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Are there recorded incidents of the Gentlemen Pensioners protecting the monarch in the 16th century?
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Where is the bloodiest area with most deaths within a single day?
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Why was the US army slow to adopt the use of radar prior to Pearl Harbour?
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Why did Robert Walpole get painted with a crown on his right side?
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What was Wilhelm II's "book about the causes of the war"?
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How common was gun ownership by Londoners in the early 20th century?
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Did humans hunt with dogs before planting crops for food?
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Was the "anti-suffragist Beresford Hope" related to Alexander Beresford Hope?
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Why were diamond mining plots 31-foot squares?
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Did USS Buck (DD-761) send the message “Temper, Temper”?
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What's the difference between Country Born and Mulatto people in the 18th century New England?
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Did the deity "Horus" pre-date "Horus-Aha"?
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Was Queen Elizabeth II ever the head of state of Namibia?
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What methods were used for onboard ship communication during WW2?
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How many pens were used by MacArthur to end the final chapter of World War II and where are they now?
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Why was the duration of territorial contracts often 99 years?
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Why did the film "The Longest Day" have the "cricket" training scene if the Allies received no intelligence about the hedgerows in Normandy?
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What were French collaborators specifically accused of after the Liberation of France in WWII?
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What was the South actually afraid Lincoln or Congress would do that precipitated the Civil War?
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Why can I visit battlefields, but not battleships?
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What is the oldest known board game for 3+ people?
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When was Khemet renamed to Misr?
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Did the ancient Egyptians dress living cats in jewelry?
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Why were Royal Navy ships forbidden to attack the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo in Argentinian waters?
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What will be the regnal number of the next Queen Mary in the UK?
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What was the estimated malaria death toll for US Forces during World War II?
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What did Joe Slovo mean by 'collusion' in The War Against Aparthied?
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Was the de Havilland Mosquito ever deployed on an aircraft carrier?
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When did Warren Harding say "I am not fit to be president." Why?
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Is there any evidence in history to suggest that there was a Melanchro (dark-skinned) population in Colchis as claimed by Herodotus?
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Why didn't the Japanese disbelieve (1) an unencrypted emergency and (2) a report in a captured code?
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Why did the Allies Invade French North Africa?
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Why are some Pharaohs depicted wearing the red or the white crowns even after the unification of Egypt?
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When did the "Great War" become "World War 1"?
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What are the "sexual causes" for the French Revolution cited in Wikipedia?
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Did Akhenaten's religion influence early Judaism?
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What does BPE/PE in some archaeology journals stand for?
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How was the linen weaving trade learnt in 18th century Scotland?
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What happens to interned military personnel if war is declared post-internment?
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How did CGP Grey get his hands on old New York Times papers?
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On the Ezana Stone, who are the black and red people that the Ethiopian king was referring to?
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Why did the UK Parliament sit on Saturday 30 July 1949?
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Just how fanciful is Egyptology?
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Did it take 3 minutes to reload a musket when the second amendment to the US constitution was ratified?
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How was ownership of property managed during the Black Death, when so many original owners had died?
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Do we know the situation in Britain before Sealion (summer 1940)?
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