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Did cavalry horses have names?

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How did the PhD degree come to be so much longer in North America than elsewhere in the western world?

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Who were the war tourists at the Battle of Waterloo?

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How did the fork and spoon come to be the main eating utensils in Thailand?

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How would an 18th century sailor acquire copies of Captain Cook's maps and journals?

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Looking for first hand prisoner of war accounts from the Crimean War.

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Why did captain Cook refer to the Maori as "Indians"?

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How familiar would British Calvary officers fighting in the Crimean War been with the game of Polo?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did cavalry horses have names?	144
How did the PhD degree come to be so much longer in North America than elsewhere in the western world?	83
Who were the war tourists at the Battle of Waterloo?	69
How did the fork and spoon come to be the main eating utensils in Thailand?	27
How would an 18th century sailor acquire copies of Captain Cook's maps and journals?	6
Looking for first hand prisoner of war accounts from the Crimean War.	5
Why did captain Cook refer to the Maori as "Indians"?	2
How familiar would British Calvary officers fighting in the Crimean War been with the game of Polo?	1