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For large assaults like D-Day, how did decisions get made about which specific regiments would last 1st, 2nd, etc. and sustain the heaviest casualties?

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How did the Mongols treat and manage their horses? Were there trainer/veterinarian-esque specialists to manage them?

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Did medieval monk Eilmer of Malmesbury really "fly" using homemade wings, and what do we know of his supposed flight?

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Did French explorer Jean Cousin reach Brazil/the Americas before Columbus?

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Did workers in Ancient Rome have any equivalent to our weekend, ie regular time off work outside of big established holidays?

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Were the large population centers/urban areas of the Americas just before European contact "urban" in the sense that we understand that word today?

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How/when did the practice of putting a coin on your watch chain start, and how did it work?

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Was the Sokh exclave really lost in a card game?

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Why were leaders' families a "fraught topic in Russian political culture" during the Soviet era?

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How much do we know about Heinrich Harrer’s involvement in the Nazi Party and the SS?

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For large assaults like D-Day, how did decisions get made about which specific regiments would last 1st, 2nd, etc. and sustain the heaviest casualties?	2
How did the Mongols treat and manage their horses? Were there trainer/veterinarian-esque specialists to manage them?	2
Did medieval monk Eilmer of Malmesbury really "fly" using homemade wings, and what do we know of his supposed flight?	2
Did French explorer Jean Cousin reach Brazil/the Americas before Columbus?	2
Did workers in Ancient Rome have any equivalent to our weekend, ie regular time off work outside of big established holidays?	2
Were the large population centers/urban areas of the Americas just before European contact "urban" in the sense that we understand that word today?	2
How/when did the practice of putting a coin on your watch chain start, and how did it work?	2
Was the Sokh exclave really lost in a card game?	1
Why were leaders' families a "fraught topic in Russian political culture" during the Soviet era?	1
How much do we know about Heinrich Harrer’s involvement in the Nazi Party and the SS?	1