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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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Instead of being executed why was Napoleon first given an extremely cushy retirement on Elbe and then a relatively cushy retirement on St. Helena? Was it really all just because they didn't want to make him a martyr?
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How many French prisoners were really killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 on the orders of Henry V and how specifically were they killed?
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I've heard it's a myth that the Romans gave "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" during gladiator fights, and that the crowds actually didn't have any say at all. Is this true?
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What complications were there in Longstreet's proposed plan to march on DC rather than fight at the Battle of Gettysburg?
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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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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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