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How would a free peasant farmer in the UK in the year 1200 decide what to grow? Would he grow one crop or several? Would he have animals too? Which ones?

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Why is the retirement age in many Western countries based around 65 years old?

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Is there any particular reason that the American Civil War did not end in guerrilla resistance?

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Lacking the restraints and pressures associated with the United States, did the treatment of slaves in the CSA dramatically worsen?

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The November 11 Armistice was signed in 1918. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. What happened in the armies and at home between these dates?

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The American Mafia made an impressive infiltration of labour unions throughout the 20th century. To what extent did their involvement assist with the reduced influence of unions over the past few decades?

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Sodomy is "generally [depending on the time period] any sort of nonprocreative sex." How often was sex before the 20th century procreative?

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The heaviest tank of all time was the German Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, completed in 1944, weighing 188 tonnes. What changes to infrastructure - towing vehicles, railroads and trains, roads, bridges - were required to support the advanced tank warfare of WW2?

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What changed in the 19th century to allow bicycles to be invented?

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How did crime and imprisonment rates compare between the United States and the USSR in the post-Stalin era?

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How would a free peasant farmer in the UK in the year 1200 decide what to grow? Would he grow one crop or several? Would he have animals too? Which ones?	18
Why is the retirement age in many Western countries based around 65 years old?	16
Is there any particular reason that the American Civil War did not end in guerrilla resistance?	15
Lacking the restraints and pressures associated with the United States, did the treatment of slaves in the CSA dramatically worsen?	14
The November 11 Armistice was signed in 1918. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. What happened in the armies and at home between these dates?	12
The American Mafia made an impressive infiltration of labour unions throughout the 20th century. To what extent did their involvement assist with the reduced influence of unions over the past few decades?	11
Sodomy is "generally [depending on the time period] any sort of nonprocreative sex." How often was sex before the 20th century procreative?	10
The heaviest tank of all time was the German Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, completed in 1944, weighing 188 tonnes. What changes to infrastructure - towing vehicles, railroads and trains, roads, bridges - were required to support the advanced tank warfare of WW2?	7
What changed in the 19th century to allow bicycles to be invented?	7
How did crime and imprisonment rates compare between the United States and the USSR in the post-Stalin era?	7