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Why did Stalin dismiss his personally loyal staff and allow those he suspected to get close to him shortly before his death?
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Why were many rapiers made with a swept (open ring) hilt? Wouldn't it leave the hand exposed to an opponent's rapier?
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Before the advent of modern treatments, there were other sexually-transmitted or bloodborne, and ultimately fatal diseases such as Syphilis or Hepatitis C. What made the HIV stigma so unique in the 1980s?
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Why were Southern generals like Robert E. Lee allowed to resign from the Union Army and leave the Union?
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Did ancient Greeks and Romans believe the planets to literally be the gods they are named after, or were they symbols/homonyms?
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In Dumas' The Three Musketeers, the musketeers were depicted as chronically impoverished and even going hungry, seeking out dinner invitations for sustenance, and unable to afford their military gear. Would an elite royal French noble-only unit really be unpaid and expected to fend for themselves?
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Why didn't (at least to common knowledge) the Ancient Egyptians (especially the Old and Middle Kingdoms) sail the Mediterranean much?
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Why is Ceasar's "Commentarii de Bello Gallico" considered propaganda, when it often seems to take a neutral view that is respectful of both sides, and does not sugarcoat his own actions?
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