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Why are American Confederates viewed with a sense of pride and heritage in parts of the U.S. while Nazism is never viewed in such a way in Germany?
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Has Korea always found Japan's rising sun flag to be offensive, and is it actually comparable to the Nazi swastika?
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I’m a poor man in Napoleonic London. Do I have any idea about what’s going on in the continent? Do I just hear about the major battles, or al I aware of what campaigns are happening?
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10th C Muslim historian al-Masudi wrote about a Persian king sending a gift to an unnamed Caesar of a leopard (or some other species of big cat), which upon arrival (presumably in Rome) mauled his son to death. Is there any historical evidence for a Roman Emperor's son being killed by a wild animal?
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What was the make up of general Italian meals before the introduction of the tomato? and how would one be able to compare it to modern Mediterranean fare?
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The US has a habit of giving its laws convoluted names because they make nice acronyms (eg the Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, which spells out PATRIOT). When did this first start and why?
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