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How would a 16-year-old girl from Cleopatra's era curse?

Did Adolf Hitler ever address the fact that his own appearance was almost an exact opposite of what he considered the ideal Aryan appearance?

What drugs were used in England during the High Middle Ages?

(Why) are there two different versions of the photograph of inmates at the Buchenwald concentration camp?

Was any stimulant used in wars before WW2 that gave a significant advantage to soldiers?

Has there ever been a non-rectangular banknote?

Is rye bread Turkish?

In 19th century France, were police able to send people to jail without a trial, as presented in "Les Misérables"?

Who was the last leader of a country to call himself a dictator, or the last regime that called itself a dictatorship?

How common were marital duels in medieval Europe?

Could a German insult Hitler without being arrested?

What is the pre-schism Christian church called today?

Were there luxury restaurants in East Germany?

Did Joseph Goebbels really say this about German opposition in 1933?

Why was the Roman Empire considered an empire rather than a kingdom (again)?

Why could Phoenicians sail past Cape Bojador but later Europeans could not until 1434?

Who first called natural satellites "moons"?

Why did Bayer lose aspirin and heroin trademarks under the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?

When did "&" stop being taught alongside the alphabet?

What was the liquor that was based on petrol which was produced in the USSR during the Second World War?

In the "Christmas truce" of 1914 were there any football (soccer) matches between British and German troops?

‘Avoid sleeping on your back’ & ‘breathe in toilet smells’ were seen as precautions against the Black Death. Why did doctors think these would work?

How were medieval castles built in swamps or marshes without draining them?

Was Rosie the Riveter sourced from a Michelangelo painting?

Why did Persia adopt the movable-type printing so late?

Is it true that "All spicy food is from Latin America"?

Who is depicted in this Soleimani propaganda image?

What is the significance of barley as opposed to wheat in Ancient Rome?

Did the Soviet Union or its satellite states have any broadcast propaganda media for an international audience?

Who was the last leader of a country to call himself a dictator, or the last regime that called itself a dictatorship?