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I'm a young man from Florence during the 14th century, and I want to become a mercenary. What should I buy first? How do I sign up? What is life like for a mercenary? What would my friends and family think?

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Just how much influence did Trotsky have when he was exiled?

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I've heard that the word "Byzantine" is a more modern term that refers to the Eastern Roman Empire. Is this true? If so, did the people living in "Eastern Rome" call themselves Romans, and when did the term "Byzantine" come to be?

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How come in America in the 1800s, there weren't large slave rebellions, but in places like Haiti there were large slave revolts?

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I've heard that Ronald Reagan's economic policies differed from previous Republican ones like Nixon or Eisenhower. Is this true?

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During the Normandy Landings, why did US forces use only Army units, and not Marine units?

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What did the Communist/Socialist groups in America think of Huey Long?

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How reliable are ancient historians like Tacitus or Cassius Dio?

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Was Stalin under any real threat of a coup?

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What was the public's general reaction during the discovery of dinosaur bones?

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I'm a young man from Florence during the 14th century, and I want to become a mercenary. What should I buy first? How do I sign up? What is life like for a mercenary? What would my friends and family think?	38
Just how much influence did Trotsky have when he was exiled?	27
I've heard that the word "Byzantine" is a more modern term that refers to the Eastern Roman Empire. Is this true? If so, did the people living in "Eastern Rome" call themselves Romans, and when did the term "Byzantine" come to be?	27
How come in America in the 1800s, there weren't large slave rebellions, but in places like Haiti there were large slave revolts?	27
I've heard that Ronald Reagan's economic policies differed from previous Republican ones like Nixon or Eisenhower. Is this true?	23
During the Normandy Landings, why did US forces use only Army units, and not Marine units?	23
What did the Communist/Socialist groups in America think of Huey Long?	22
How reliable are ancient historians like Tacitus or Cassius Dio?	22
Was Stalin under any real threat of a coup?	21
What was the public's general reaction during the discovery of dinosaur bones?	20