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Is there reason to think that any Native American groups hunted grizzly bears before the introduction of gunpowder?

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When "MacBeth" was first preformed, how realistic would it have been considered by the audience

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Were Axis saboteurs ever a significant problem in the United States?

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The word "chainmail" doesn't show up until the nineteenth century. What was that kind of armor called beforehand I have read "metal shirt" a few times, was that the standard term?

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In medieval Europe, to what extant was a wife considered property?

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Cartoons of Germans from the first half of the twentieth century tend to characterize them as fat. Why was this, and was there any truth to this?

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How much power did the Catholic Church hold in England before Henry VIII separated the Church of England?

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How did the American revolutionary War affect trade with Britain?

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The Old testament mentions Dagon as the God of the Philistines. Is there any evidence that they worshiped such a god, or specific evidence of any religious practices/beliefs?

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Are there any good sources on military academies "cheering" for the JFK assassination?

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Is there reason to think that any Native American groups hunted grizzly bears before the introduction of gunpowder?	21
When "MacBeth" was first preformed, how realistic would it have been considered by the audience	14
Were Axis saboteurs ever a significant problem in the United States?	13
The word "chainmail" doesn't show up until the nineteenth century. What was that kind of armor called beforehand I have read "metal shirt" a few times, was that the standard term?	12
In medieval Europe, to what extant was a wife considered property?	12
Cartoons of Germans from the first half of the twentieth century tend to characterize them as fat. Why was this, and was there any truth to this?	10
How much power did the Catholic Church hold in England before Henry VIII separated the Church of England?	10
How did the American revolutionary War affect trade with Britain?	9
The Old testament mentions Dagon as the God of the Philistines. Is there any evidence that they worshiped such a god, or specific evidence of any religious practices/beliefs?	8
Are there any good sources on military academies "cheering" for the JFK assassination?	8