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How did people distinguish slaves from free people in Ancient Rome?

Why were Spain and Portugal neutral / not invaded in WWII?

Why were there no internment camps for German-American citizens in USA during WW2?

Why did Europe not see Roman-era numbers of men participating in battles until the 17th century?

Why didn't the US choose to demolish Tokyo with an atom bomb?

Were there U.S. weapon restrictions during 19th century?

Why did Poland keep Warsaw as its capital instead of returning it to Krakow in the 20th century?

Did Kim Jong-Il wrest away power (rather than inherit it) from Kim Il-Sung in a power struggle?

What became of Nazi Germany's embassies in neutral countries?

Who discovered first that the Moon does not have its own light?

Why did Canada, Australia and New Zealand separate from the UK?

Why did some people need to pay a bond in the 1700s in order to get married?

Rape perpetrated by American soldiers during WWII?

Before the Land Bridge Theory, how was human presence in the Americas explained?

Did the Germans lose the U-Boat war in World war II because of a shortage of quality, rather than quantity?

Why would Jesus' parents travel to their birthplace for a Roman census?

Were any drugs (except alcohol) forbidden during medieval or ancient times?

Why were women excluded from the succession line in the Meiji constitution?

What were the thoughts of the Celts, Romans and other ancient European people about the standing stones which survive from prehistoric times?

Economic effects of the Cuban Revolution

Was there a serious proposal to offer India territory in East Africa?

Were there any pilots that declined to carry out the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Mystery of the many-loaded muzzles

What do I need to know about Syria's history to understand the 2011-2012 uprising?

How did Napoleon evade the British fleet and return to France?

What did the nobles do after the French Revolution?

How much did Pan Am tickets to the moon cost?

Where did the Crusaders go after 1291?

How did the Tutsis win the civil war in Rwanda after 70% of them had been killed?

Why was France given such a lenient peace after Napoleon was defeated?