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How come in WWII films, documentaries, and shows, you see American troops in the Pacific using water cooled machine guns, while in the Western theater you usually just see air cooled machine guns?

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During the Age of Colonialism, how often did people have to change globes?

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Why did the European powers decide to colonize most of Africa much later than the colonization of the Americas?

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In Medieval Europe, could people leave the priest hood or other holy orders (like monks or nuns)?

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What exactly did Medival/Antiquity skirmishing look like?

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Did peasants and farmers ever hunt down soldiers/stragglers from defeated armies?

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How was life in Baghdad during the 12th-18th century?

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Why is St. George, a Roman soldier of Anatolian descent, so revered in places like England?

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How would your standard "market scene" look like in the 13th-14th century?

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Why didn't Japan send an invasion fleet after attacking Pearl Harbor?

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How come in WWII films, documentaries, and shows, you see American troops in the Pacific using water cooled machine guns, while in the Western theater you usually just see air cooled machine guns?	8
During the Age of Colonialism, how often did people have to change globes?	7
Why did the European powers decide to colonize most of Africa much later than the colonization of the Americas?	7
In Medieval Europe, could people leave the priest hood or other holy orders (like monks or nuns)?	7
What exactly did Medival/Antiquity skirmishing look like?	7
Did peasants and farmers ever hunt down soldiers/stragglers from defeated armies?	6
How was life in Baghdad during the 12th-18th century?	6
Why is St. George, a Roman soldier of Anatolian descent, so revered in places like England?	6
How would your standard "market scene" look like in the 13th-14th century?	6
Why didn't Japan send an invasion fleet after attacking Pearl Harbor?	6