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Almost everything I've read about Vlad the Impaler seem completely false or exaggerated. How many of his atrocities actually happened and how many are the stuff of legend or propaganda? (in Germany and Tsarist Russia)

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[Chinese Communist Revolution] Why did the Kuomintang, with the much larger army, lose to the CCP in the Chinese Civil War? Where did Chiang mess up?

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For those of you who have seen 'The Revenant', how accurately does it show the life of fur trappers and that period of time in genera?

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Did the Mongol invasion of Europe interfere with any of the Crusades?

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What was a day in the life like for a medieval Knight?

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Is it fair to say that the British Mandate is at fault for the Arab-Israeli Conflict?

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How much did Mao improve the lives of the Chinese people after the establishment of the people's republic of China?

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What is pure fascism?

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Did the Mayans and the Aztecs have any contact between each other? Trade, conflict or otherwise?

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Did Mao Zedong know of the atrocities committed by the Japanese during WWII, specifically Unit 731 and the Rape of Nanking?

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Almost everything I've read about Vlad the Impaler seem completely false or exaggerated. How many of his atrocities actually happened and how many are the stuff of legend or propaganda? (in Germany and Tsarist Russia)	973
[Chinese Communist Revolution] Why did the Kuomintang, with the much larger army, lose to the CCP in the Chinese Civil War? Where did Chiang mess up?	113
For those of you who have seen 'The Revenant', how accurately does it show the life of fur trappers and that period of time in genera?	99
Did the Mongol invasion of Europe interfere with any of the Crusades?	34
What was a day in the life like for a medieval Knight?	19
Is it fair to say that the British Mandate is at fault for the Arab-Israeli Conflict?	8
How much did Mao improve the lives of the Chinese people after the establishment of the people's republic of China?	8
What is pure fascism?	8
Did the Mayans and the Aztecs have any contact between each other? Trade, conflict or otherwise?	7
Did Mao Zedong know of the atrocities committed by the Japanese during WWII, specifically Unit 731 and the Rape of Nanking?	2