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Violinst Niccolo Paganini is often noted to have played along with the notion that he had sold his soul to the devil for his musical talent, often said to dress in all black and hauntingly break his strings intentionally across a performance. Is this factual, or has history embellished his antics?

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What was Journalism like in the medieval era? If a knight won a tournament, would he be "interviewed"?

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How often did monarchs use the "Royal We"? Did they use it in regular conversation or just during announcements and letters?

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Violinst Niccolo Paganini is often noted to have played along with the notion that he had sold his soul to the devil for his musical talent, often said to dress in all black and hauntingly break his strings intentionally across a performance. Is this factual, or has history embellished his antics?	550
What was Journalism like in the medieval era? If a knight won a tournament, would he be "interviewed"?	496
How often did monarchs use the "Royal We"? Did they use it in regular conversation or just during announcements and letters?	1