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What is the origin of this anecdote about a meeting between young Robespierre and Louis XVI and is it true?

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How and when did domesticated cattle reach Southern Africa? They seem to have already been there when the first Europeans arrived in the 15th century, although it’s my understanding that all domesticated cattle have origins in Asia.

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How historically accurate is the movie Apocalypto?

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What was the population of the Greek island of Naxos in classical times?

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In movies depicting the Japanese in WWII, individual soldiers are often shown repeatedly charging in with bayonets against Americans rather than engaging in close range firefights. Aside from banzai charges, was this some core part of Japanese military training or something they really did?

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Pre-Columbian metalworking in the Americas?

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Why was the first “modern” observatory in Europe only built in 1576 while Arabic astronomers had built a famous one in the early 9th century? Was Europe scientifically backward before then?

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How accurate are these memes about the medieval and Renaissance popes that allege all kinds of debauched acts?

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Why did ancient Greek hoplites ululate in battle and when did that stop in the West and become associated with Eastern and African cultures?

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Was it ever common practice to summarily execute captured common soldiers during the Hundred Years' War?

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What is the origin of this anecdote about a meeting between young Robespierre and Louis XVI and is it true?	3
How and when did domesticated cattle reach Southern Africa? They seem to have already been there when the first Europeans arrived in the 15th century, although it’s my understanding that all domesticated cattle have origins in Asia.	3
How historically accurate is the movie Apocalypto?	3
What was the population of the Greek island of Naxos in classical times?	3
In movies depicting the Japanese in WWII, individual soldiers are often shown repeatedly charging in with bayonets against Americans rather than engaging in close range firefights. Aside from banzai charges, was this some core part of Japanese military training or something they really did?	3
Pre-Columbian metalworking in the Americas?	3
Why was the first “modern” observatory in Europe only built in 1576 while Arabic astronomers had built a famous one in the early 9th century? Was Europe scientifically backward before then?	3
How accurate are these memes about the medieval and Renaissance popes that allege all kinds of debauched acts?	2
Why did ancient Greek hoplites ululate in battle and when did that stop in the West and become associated with Eastern and African cultures?	2
Was it ever common practice to summarily execute captured common soldiers during the Hundred Years' War?	2