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Were there ever actual legendary swordsmen in Europe?

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During the Cold War, were there ever any generals or politicians, on either side of the divide, who WANTED a nuclear exchange?

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The English Civil War: To the average soldier fighting for either the Royalists or Parliamentarians, what was their motivation for fighting? Did they care strongly about how the country was governed?

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What was the music scene like in Victorian London?

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"Alternate historian" types have claimed that there is doubt about the true age, construction and purpose of the pyramids of Egypt. Is there ANY truth to this?

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Has there ever existed a position in court meant to keep the king's feet on the ground?

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Why were entertainers looked down on in Ancient Rome?

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The wild west: Why are cowboys stereotyped as being gunfighters, to the point of the word basically meaning the same thing in people's minds?

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If the American Civil War was about slavery, how did the slave-owning aristocracy convince lower-class men to join them in a war?

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WW2: What happened to the child soldiers the Nazis put into action towards the end of the war?

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Were there ever actual legendary swordsmen in Europe?	4
During the Cold War, were there ever any generals or politicians, on either side of the divide, who WANTED a nuclear exchange?	3
The English Civil War: To the average soldier fighting for either the Royalists or Parliamentarians, what was their motivation for fighting? Did they care strongly about how the country was governed?	3
What was the music scene like in Victorian London?	3
"Alternate historian" types have claimed that there is doubt about the true age, construction and purpose of the pyramids of Egypt. Is there ANY truth to this?	3
Has there ever existed a position in court meant to keep the king's feet on the ground?	3
Why were entertainers looked down on in Ancient Rome?	3
The wild west: Why are cowboys stereotyped as being gunfighters, to the point of the word basically meaning the same thing in people's minds?	3
If the American Civil War was about slavery, how did the slave-owning aristocracy convince lower-class men to join them in a war?	3
WW2: What happened to the child soldiers the Nazis put into action towards the end of the war?	3