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In the 20th Century, Vietnam seems to have fostered a more cordial relationship with the Soviet Union in comparison to their antagonistic relationship with China. Did the historical animosity between Vietnam and China over the centuries impact how fraught the relationship between the two became?

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When was the use of guide dogs for the visually-impaired first attested to in the historical record?

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Do the writings and translations of the Nineteenth Century adventurer and translator Richard Francis Burton hold up in terms of accuracy?

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Where did the artistic trope of cats playing with balls of yarn originate?

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What do historians know about the private life of Henry VIII and his relationships with his wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr?

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How are the methodologies used by historians different from other related disciplines such as anthropology and archeology; and conversely, do those branches of science inform how historians do their own work?

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Have any historic instances of mistranslated or misprinted Bibles (or the Torah or the Koran) lead to real-world conflicts?

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Did the “Neolithic Revolution” and the adoption of ideas and technologies that anthropologists call the “Neolithic package” impact the peoples and cultures of the New World in any way? Or was it limited to just the Old World?

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What is the history of Propaganda Due (also known as P2) the Italian secret society and quasi-fascist paramilitary organization, and how were they involved the Bologna bombing of 1980?

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How complicit was Germany’s extensive banking industry in the Holocaust?

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In the 20th Century, Vietnam seems to have fostered a more cordial relationship with the Soviet Union in comparison to their antagonistic relationship with China. Did the historical animosity between Vietnam and China over the centuries impact how fraught the relationship between the two became?	4
When was the use of guide dogs for the visually-impaired first attested to in the historical record?	3
Do the writings and translations of the Nineteenth Century adventurer and translator Richard Francis Burton hold up in terms of accuracy?	3
Where did the artistic trope of cats playing with balls of yarn originate?	3
What do historians know about the private life of Henry VIII and his relationships with his wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr?	3
How are the methodologies used by historians different from other related disciplines such as anthropology and archeology; and conversely, do those branches of science inform how historians do their own work?	3
Have any historic instances of mistranslated or misprinted Bibles (or the Torah or the Koran) lead to real-world conflicts?	3
Did the “Neolithic Revolution” and the adoption of ideas and technologies that anthropologists call the “Neolithic package” impact the peoples and cultures of the New World in any way? Or was it limited to just the Old World?	3
What is the history of Propaganda Due (also known as P2) the Italian secret society and quasi-fascist paramilitary organization, and how were they involved the Bologna bombing of 1980?	3
How complicit was Germany’s extensive banking industry in the Holocaust?	3