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In the 1930s, Germany supported a terrorist campaign designed to topple the fascist government of Austria, to the extent that it nearly came to war with Italy and Austria. Why were the Nazis so violently opposed to what should have been an ideologically compatible regime?

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What religion would Muhammed have been before the foundation of Islam?

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Did France ever consider intervening in the English Civil War? If not, why not?

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In King Kong (1933), several of the ship's crew meet fairly gruesome fates. How shocking would this have been to contemporary audiences?

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I am a British tank crewman in 1939. What are my odds of surviving the war?

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In the BBC's "Musketeers", a character is reliant on a powerful painkiller disolved in wine. What kind of opiates or other drugs would have been commonly used in 17th Century Europe?

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What did cavalry do during trench warfare in WW1?

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What proportion of Allied air crew shot down over Europe successfully evaded capture and returned to their own lines in WW2? Was this proportion affected by D-Day and other Allied advances?

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How likely was a convict sentenced to transportation to actually return to Britain in the C18th-19th? How were such returns organised?

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British police ranks are notably civilian (constable, inspector, etc.). Has there ever been a debate about the use of the conspicuously military "Sergeant"?

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In the 1930s, Germany supported a terrorist campaign designed to topple the fascist government of Austria, to the extent that it nearly came to war with Italy and Austria. Why were the Nazis so violently opposed to what should have been an ideologically compatible regime?	2086
What religion would Muhammed have been before the foundation of Islam?	803
Did France ever consider intervening in the English Civil War? If not, why not?	169
In King Kong (1933), several of the ship's crew meet fairly gruesome fates. How shocking would this have been to contemporary audiences?	79
I am a British tank crewman in 1939. What are my odds of surviving the war?	22
In the BBC's "Musketeers", a character is reliant on a powerful painkiller disolved in wine. What kind of opiates or other drugs would have been commonly used in 17th Century Europe?	22
What did cavalry do during trench warfare in WW1?	16
What proportion of Allied air crew shot down over Europe successfully evaded capture and returned to their own lines in WW2? Was this proportion affected by D-Day and other Allied advances?	15
How likely was a convict sentenced to transportation to actually return to Britain in the C18th-19th? How were such returns organised?	14
British police ranks are notably civilian (constable, inspector, etc.). Has there ever been a debate about the use of the conspicuously military "Sergeant"?	14