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In A Game of Thrones the kingdom's finances are nearly ruined by the king throwing lots of feasts and tourneys. Were historical royal recreations really that expensive?

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When and went why did Asian Americans go from "yellow peril" to "model minority" in the minds of white Americans?

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Did the ancient Greeks believe centaurs actually existed, or did they merely use centaurs as narrative elements the way we use elves and orcs today?

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When seceding from the Union, were Southern legislatures representing popular opinion or the interests of slave-owning elites?

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Was the United States developing any other superweapons at the same time as the Manhattan Project?

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Were European missionaries surprised to encounter pre-existing Christian sects in the colonial 'wilderness' of Africa and Asia?

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Is the Roman Catholoic tradition of canonizing saints connected to the Roman (pagan?) tradition of deifying state heroes?

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Did ancient China know about the fall of the Roman Empire?

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What did the Soviet navy do during World War II?

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The Nazis believed in conspiracy theories of Jews secretly ruling the world. Did their police or intelligence organizations ever try to capture these theoretical Jewish overlords?

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In A Game of Thrones the kingdom's finances are nearly ruined by the king throwing lots of feasts and tourneys. Were historical royal recreations really that expensive?	1953
When and went why did Asian Americans go from "yellow peril" to "model minority" in the minds of white Americans?	1575
Did the ancient Greeks believe centaurs actually existed, or did they merely use centaurs as narrative elements the way we use elves and orcs today?	1434
When seceding from the Union, were Southern legislatures representing popular opinion or the interests of slave-owning elites?	969
Was the United States developing any other superweapons at the same time as the Manhattan Project?	728
Were European missionaries surprised to encounter pre-existing Christian sects in the colonial 'wilderness' of Africa and Asia?	727
Is the Roman Catholoic tradition of canonizing saints connected to the Roman (pagan?) tradition of deifying state heroes?	700
Did ancient China know about the fall of the Roman Empire?	509
What did the Soviet navy do during World War II?	420
The Nazis believed in conspiracy theories of Jews secretly ruling the world. Did their police or intelligence organizations ever try to capture these theoretical Jewish overlords?	332