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In Michael Crichton's Eater's of the Dead (the 13th Warrior), it states that in the Mediterranian since Egyptian times, midgets were considered trustworthy, and specifically given jobs as money/book keepers. Is there any truth to this?
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In Crusader Kings 2, India operates under the "governmental" system of "Feudalism", like Europe, was this actually the case?
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250 years ago did the British royal family ever get a lack of respect from the other crowned heads of Europe for their willingness to let parliament run things rather than ruling themselves like the Russian or French monarchies did?
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How accurate is the historical account Marx gives in part VIII of the Capital Vol. 1, 'The primitive accumulation of capital'?
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Let's say an Arab trader decides that they'd like to set up shop in China during the Tang Dynasty. Where could they settle, and what must they do to become a subject of the empire? How did locals treat non-Chinese living in China at the time?
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When did Europeans first notice that seasons in the southern hemisphere were flipped to theirs? How did they explain it before the scientists could in the modern era?
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Did plays in ancient times have gratuitous and maligned sequels/prequels much like many major film franchises today?
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