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Were there troops rotations in older wars? Ancient world-Medieval age warfare?

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Doveland, Wisconsin - a pure creepypasta or did it have some underlying truth or comparable real examples of vanished towns?

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Are there really stages in religion development from Animism to Multi-deities to Single-deity religion? Or can multi-pantheon religions be also considered equally developed and complex belief systems?

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Was matriarchy really a step in the civilization development or is it debunked?

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Was there any sense in treatment of Japanese nationals in the US during the second World War? Did it help the war effort in any meaningful way?

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“These Are Sparta's Walls” To quote Lycurgus, lawgiver of Sparta, “A city is well-fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick”. This is the quote I keep hearing or reading in various sources across the internet. How historically accurate is that?

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What is historical Chinese term of "joss" in the 19th century and how similar is it to the meaning Clawell gave it in "Tai Pan"?

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Was the opening of the Second Front in Operation Overlord deliberately delayed by the West or was it simply the next step in the ongoing pressure by the Allies?

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Why did the Shogunate preserve the Emperor's position instead of usurping it? And why in general such reverence to the emperor's position specifically in the Asian/Far Eastern culture (looking at media and fiction)?

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At the end of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", both Blondie and Tuco leave with 100 000 dollars in around 1863, during the Civil War. How could they spend this amount of money in that era? Could the legally claim it?

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Were there troops rotations in older wars? Ancient world-Medieval age warfare?	10
Doveland, Wisconsin - a pure creepypasta or did it have some underlying truth or comparable real examples of vanished towns?	10
Are there really stages in religion development from Animism to Multi-deities to Single-deity religion? Or can multi-pantheon religions be also considered equally developed and complex belief systems?	10
Was matriarchy really a step in the civilization development or is it debunked?	10
Was there any sense in treatment of Japanese nationals in the US during the second World War? Did it help the war effort in any meaningful way?	8
“These Are Sparta's Walls” To quote Lycurgus, lawgiver of Sparta, “A city is well-fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick”. This is the quote I keep hearing or reading in various sources across the internet. How historically accurate is that?	8
What is historical Chinese term of "joss" in the 19th century and how similar is it to the meaning Clawell gave it in "Tai Pan"?	7
Was the opening of the Second Front in Operation Overlord deliberately delayed by the West or was it simply the next step in the ongoing pressure by the Allies?	7
Why did the Shogunate preserve the Emperor's position instead of usurping it? And why in general such reverence to the emperor's position specifically in the Asian/Far Eastern culture (looking at media and fiction)?	7
At the end of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", both Blondie and Tuco leave with 100 000 dollars in around 1863, during the Civil War. How could they spend this amount of money in that era? Could the legally claim it?	6