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I always thought a rebel Roman emperor eventually planned to take the whole Empire. But could the purple have been claimed for purely local or temporary governance?

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What was the scientific community's reaction to the Loch Ness Monster popularisation in the early 20th century?

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What are these strange breast-like objects covering the goddess Artemis of Ephesus?

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What is the history of the public countdown before a major event like a rocket launch? (10, 9, 8...)

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What is the origin of China's 'panda diplomacy'?

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How unique was the raid on Son Tay to rescue American POWs during the Vietnam War?

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In WWII, did the Allies force Axis prisoners to work?

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Being depicted as a pepper shaker doesn't seem very flattering. Could this late Roman pepper pot be a joke or a sneaky sign of political dissent?

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In the WW2 novel Catch-22 officers censored letters before they were mailed back to the States from Europe. Is this how it was done? If not, who censored the mail? How were they trained and supervised?

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How did the Romans predict the future using random texts in a book (sortes)?

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I always thought a rebel Roman emperor eventually planned to take the whole Empire. But could the purple have been claimed for purely local or temporary governance?	1
What was the scientific community's reaction to the Loch Ness Monster popularisation in the early 20th century?	1
What are these strange breast-like objects covering the goddess Artemis of Ephesus?	1
What is the history of the public countdown before a major event like a rocket launch? (10, 9, 8...)	1
What is the origin of China's 'panda diplomacy'?	1
How unique was the raid on Son Tay to rescue American POWs during the Vietnam War?	1
In WWII, did the Allies force Axis prisoners to work?	1
Being depicted as a pepper shaker doesn't seem very flattering. Could this late Roman pepper pot be a joke or a sneaky sign of political dissent?	1
In the WW2 novel Catch-22 officers censored letters before they were mailed back to the States from Europe. Is this how it was done? If not, who censored the mail? How were they trained and supervised?	1
How did the Romans predict the future using random texts in a book (sortes)?	0