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Where did the majority of the wealthiest Brits live in the Napoleonic period?	21
According to cited claims on Wikipedia, Charles Adams, the son of the second US President John Adams and brother to 6th Pres. John Q. Adams, enrolled in university at 11 years old. Was this commonplace back in the 18th century and before, or was this uncommon even then?	21
It seems to be a widespread belief that the Ancient Greeks (he Athenians, Spartans, etc.) did not consider the Macedonians to be Greek, and that they viewed them as others, even as barbarians. Is this supported by any historical evidence from ancient texts, or is this a common misconception?	20
What was Imperial Japan’s long-term and ultimate plan for if the Japanese had won against the Chinese and the other smaller nations they warred against before and during WWII?	19
How were individual countries and athletes treated at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with the Nuremberg Laws in effect?	18
What would upper-middle class look like in the Napoleonic/Georgian West? What could these people afford, how well could they dress, and what kind of occupations would be theirs?	18
With borrow words aside, are Celtic languages closer to the Germanic or Romantic tongues? And what of genetics, ancient customs, religions, and cultures?	18
Why was Kaiser Wilhelm II allowed to reside in the Netherlands following the end of WWI? Furthermore, why exactly did the Netherlands tolerate him and let him in in the first place?	18
Why do we seem to exclusively think of Ancient Gauls/Gallic people as having big moustaches, red hair, wearing torcs and plaid pants? What do the ancient sources say which gave us these visual stereotypes?	17
What tools did medieval Europeans use to style their facial and cranial hairstyles with?	17

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