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I found what appears to be a carving signature by Captain William Clark dated July 24, 1806. Is this legitimate and if so why isn't it publicised? Picture in description.

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Has a newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice ever had to recuse him/herself from a case as the case in question was an appeal of said judge's prior decision?

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A novel I read some years back claimed that during the Russian Occupation of Afghanistan a select group of Islamist militants formed indoctrination camps and edited the Quran to suit a Radical agenda thus setting the stage for our modern terrorism crisis....

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Where did the term "no rest for the wicked" originate from?

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When depicting two sword combatants running at each other to engage, Cinema often shows them running with their sword out front, sheathed until the split second before contact. Is there any evidence that this practice was normal and if so what advantage did it provide?

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I found what appears to be a carving signature by Captain William Clark dated July 24, 1806. Is this legitimate and if so why isn't it publicised? Picture in description.	169
Has a newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice ever had to recuse him/herself from a case as the case in question was an appeal of said judge's prior decision?	19
A novel I read some years back claimed that during the Russian Occupation of Afghanistan a select group of Islamist militants formed indoctrination camps and edited the Quran to suit a Radical agenda thus setting the stage for our modern terrorism crisis....	5
Where did the term "no rest for the wicked" originate from?	0
When depicting two sword combatants running at each other to engage, Cinema often shows them running with their sword out front, sheathed until the split second before contact. Is there any evidence that this practice was normal and if so what advantage did it provide?	0