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Why was the Red Army renamed the Soviet Army in 1946?

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How were veterans of the 1919 German Revolution treated in East Germany?

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The Venerable Bede claims in 'The Ecclesiastical History of the English People' that Roman Emperor Claudius added the Orkneys to the Empire. Where did he get this idea?

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Was casual sex common in the European Middle Ages, or did people take abstention until marriage more seriously in those days?

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French pre-dreadnought battleships from the period 1880-1906 are often cited online as the acme of ugly warship design, sporting pronounced tumblehome hulls, very low freeboard, and extremely heavy upper works. Why were they designed this way? Were these designs effective?

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Before the advent of 'easy' modern travel, how common would it be for Muslims from South/southeast Asia to make the Hajj pilgrimage?

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Did the Soviet press report on Western financial markets?

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In the modern UK, people who are opposed to the Union describe themselves as "Scottish, Welsh, English, Irish etc" before "British", whilst those who support it call themselves "British" first. Was there a comparable phenomenon in the USSR?

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Did the First Fleet deliberately spread smallpox among the Australian Aboriginal population?

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Do we have any idea why the cagots were so discriminated against in France? And why did this discrimination stop?

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Why was the Red Army renamed the Soviet Army in 1946?	13
How were veterans of the 1919 German Revolution treated in East Germany?	13
The Venerable Bede claims in 'The Ecclesiastical History of the English People' that Roman Emperor Claudius added the Orkneys to the Empire. Where did he get this idea?	12
Was casual sex common in the European Middle Ages, or did people take abstention until marriage more seriously in those days?	12
French pre-dreadnought battleships from the period 1880-1906 are often cited online as the acme of ugly warship design, sporting pronounced tumblehome hulls, very low freeboard, and extremely heavy upper works. Why were they designed this way? Were these designs effective?	12
Before the advent of 'easy' modern travel, how common would it be for Muslims from South/southeast Asia to make the Hajj pilgrimage?	11
Did the Soviet press report on Western financial markets?	10
In the modern UK, people who are opposed to the Union describe themselves as "Scottish, Welsh, English, Irish etc" before "British", whilst those who support it call themselves "British" first. Was there a comparable phenomenon in the USSR?	10
Did the First Fleet deliberately spread smallpox among the Australian Aboriginal population?	10
Do we have any idea why the cagots were so discriminated against in France? And why did this discrimination stop?	9