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The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 because they thought the US was encouraging unrest there. Were they right?

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A British ambassador provoked the Fifth Anglo-Ashanti War by demanding to sit on a stool that was so sacred that not even Ashanti kings sat on it. Was this provocation deliberate or did he somehow not understand the significance of the demand?

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How large a role did irregular militias play in the American Revolution?

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What was the intended use case for the M28 Davy Crockett atomic bazooka?

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Was the Battle of Agincourt as orderly and polite as the West Wing claimed?

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The SC Declaration of Causes says the incoming Lincoln administration had said that "the South shall be excluded from the common territory, that the judicial tribunals shall be made sectional, and that a war must be waged against slavery until it shall cease." What's that referring to, specifically?

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What is the history of US imperialism in Nigeria?

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What is the history of Russia's time zones?

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Why did Cleopatra desert Antony at the Battle of Actium?

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What did people use to think the lungs did? When did they realize gas exchange (or something like it) was taking place?

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The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 because they thought the US was encouraging unrest there. Were they right?	8
A British ambassador provoked the Fifth Anglo-Ashanti War by demanding to sit on a stool that was so sacred that not even Ashanti kings sat on it. Was this provocation deliberate or did he somehow not understand the significance of the demand?	8
How large a role did irregular militias play in the American Revolution?	7
What was the intended use case for the M28 Davy Crockett atomic bazooka?	7
Was the Battle of Agincourt as orderly and polite as the West Wing claimed?	6
The SC Declaration of Causes says the incoming Lincoln administration had said that "the South shall be excluded from the common territory, that the judicial tribunals shall be made sectional, and that a war must be waged against slavery until it shall cease." What's that referring to, specifically?	6
What is the history of US imperialism in Nigeria?	5
What is the history of Russia's time zones?	5
Why did Cleopatra desert Antony at the Battle of Actium?	4
What did people use to think the lungs did? When did they realize gas exchange (or something like it) was taking place?	4