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Why is the name Smith and its foreign variations (Schmidt, Smit, Kowalski etc.) such common last names ?

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What happened to Frankish settlers in the Holy Land after the fall of the kingdom of Jerusalem?

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During ww1,the Marquis de Lafayette was often evoked to get America to side with the Allies. Was Baron Von Steuben, ever evoked to encourage American neutrality ?

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During the medieval wars between the Guelphs and Ghibellines (Italian supporters of the Pope and Holy Roman Emperor respectively) why did the Pope never threaten excommunication to any supporters of the Emperor (the Ghibellines)?

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Why was the Polish living under Austrian rule, allowed to build a monument to the battle of Grunwald in Krakow, in 1910 ? Wouldn't such a national move upset the Imperial authorities who already dealing with ethnic instability ?

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Why did the SA and SS have such odd names for their ranks ?

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Was smoking tobacco seen as a vice, even before it was discovered it’s a causer of cancer ?

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How where veterans of Napoleon's Army, treated in Bourbon Restoration era France ?

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Why are eye patches, hook hands and peg legs, so associated with Pirates (specifically the golden age of piracy ones )?

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It is a well known fact, that many of the American revolutionary leaders where Free Masons. Such as Washington, Jefferson, Franklin etc. However during the American Civil War, was there a significant Masonic presence in the leadership either the Union and/or Confederate leadership ?

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Why is the name Smith and its foreign variations (Schmidt, Smit, Kowalski etc.) such common last names ?	9
What happened to Frankish settlers in the Holy Land after the fall of the kingdom of Jerusalem?	8
During ww1,the Marquis de Lafayette was often evoked to get America to side with the Allies. Was Baron Von Steuben, ever evoked to encourage American neutrality ?	8
During the medieval wars between the Guelphs and Ghibellines (Italian supporters of the Pope and Holy Roman Emperor respectively) why did the Pope never threaten excommunication to any supporters of the Emperor (the Ghibellines)?	8
Why was the Polish living under Austrian rule, allowed to build a monument to the battle of Grunwald in Krakow, in 1910 ? Wouldn't such a national move upset the Imperial authorities who already dealing with ethnic instability ?	8
Why did the SA and SS have such odd names for their ranks ?	8
Was smoking tobacco seen as a vice, even before it was discovered it’s a causer of cancer ?	8
How where veterans of Napoleon's Army, treated in Bourbon Restoration era France ?	7
Why are eye patches, hook hands and peg legs, so associated with Pirates (specifically the golden age of piracy ones )?	7
It is a well known fact, that many of the American revolutionary leaders where Free Masons. Such as Washington, Jefferson, Franklin etc. However during the American Civil War, was there a significant Masonic presence in the leadership either the Union and/or Confederate leadership ?	7