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Benito Mussolini worked as an elementary school teacher for a while. Was he a good one?

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Did European nobility just not realise the damage all that inbreeding was doing to them?

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Are there records of pre-modern people finding dinosaur bones? Did they think they'd found remains of dragons, or some such?

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It feels like a lot of old American silent films involve the protagonist running away from twitchy policemen who want to bludgeon him with truncheons at the slightest provocation. Did this reflect contemporary views of the police?

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Did Romans name their ships, the way we do today?

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Prior to WW2, Japanese soldiers were apparently noted for their good conduct towards POW's. What caused Imperial Japan to develop this culture of extreme cruelty that we see during WW2?

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Do we know the context for that one really unflattering photo of Benito Mussolini?

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I only ever hear about Rome's Praetorian Guard murdering the emperor and/or selecting his replacement through the power of "because we say so". Are there any notable cases of them actually doing their jobs, and saving an emperor from danger?

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Is it true that the American Confederacy had plans to conquer neighbouring territories and expand slavery?

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The siege of Candia lasted 21 years (1648-1669). Why was total control of Crete THIS important to both the Ottomans and the Venetians? And what was life like in the city during two whole decades of siege?

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Benito Mussolini worked as an elementary school teacher for a while. Was he a good one?	84
Did European nobility just not realise the damage all that inbreeding was doing to them?	80
Are there records of pre-modern people finding dinosaur bones? Did they think they'd found remains of dragons, or some such?	75
It feels like a lot of old American silent films involve the protagonist running away from twitchy policemen who want to bludgeon him with truncheons at the slightest provocation. Did this reflect contemporary views of the police?	75
Did Romans name their ships, the way we do today?	74
Prior to WW2, Japanese soldiers were apparently noted for their good conduct towards POW's. What caused Imperial Japan to develop this culture of extreme cruelty that we see during WW2?	71
Do we know the context for that one really unflattering photo of Benito Mussolini?	68
I only ever hear about Rome's Praetorian Guard murdering the emperor and/or selecting his replacement through the power of "because we say so". Are there any notable cases of them actually doing their jobs, and saving an emperor from danger?	61
Is it true that the American Confederacy had plans to conquer neighbouring territories and expand slavery?	58
The siege of Candia lasted 21 years (1648-1669). Why was total control of Crete THIS important to both the Ottomans and the Venetians? And what was life like in the city during two whole decades of siege?	51