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It’s the 1880s and I’m a cold blooded fart who screams at the kids to get off my lawn. Or am I? What were stereotypes of the elderly like in late 19th century America?
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Of 70 songs in the Beatles' first five albums, 18 were covers. Were they required to pay royalties to the original creators?
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Japan's military contribution to the First World War seems to have been limited to mainly naval action in the Pacific in 1914 and in the Mediterranean in 1917-18. Was the deployment of Japanese ground forces in Europe or the Middle East ever considered? If so, why did it not take place?
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During the Sengoku period, armies often had pavise-like shields for their archers and arquebusiers, but how, specifically, were they used? Were they carried by the archers or by specialised porters? Were they used individually or in lines? And how often were they moved during battles or sieges?
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What was the Ezo Republic on Hokkaido aiming to achieve, and did anyone at the time think it would actually survive, let alone achieve those aims?
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Tacitus' Annals claims that Roman legionaries were more effective than the Germans in forests because it was easier for them to use their weapons in confined spaces. Is this a conclusion corroborated by anyone else?
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If Napoleon used "Le Chant du Depart" as his de facto national anthem, was the "La République nous appelle" refrain edited? If not, why not?
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