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58 people died in the 1992 LA Riots. Were most of these deaths cops/national guard shooting people, or business owners shooting looters?

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When King Richard the Lionheart lay dying from a crossbolt, he pardoned the boy who should him. After he died, a mercenary named Mercadier flayed the boy to death. Was he ever punished for defying the Kings dying words?

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What type of relationship did Native Americans have with Black people in pre-civil war america?

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How much is 5 million Spanish dollars in 1715 worth today in American dollars? How much is 500 pieces of eight?

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Were their any situations were an attacking army took a castle in a siege, only to find themselves immediately having to defend the castle from enemy reinforcements?

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What is the last known act of piracy committed in the Americas?

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What was the most practiced religon in the world before Christianity?

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Hitler was a soldier in WW1. Are there any confirmed reports about him killing anyone during the war?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
58 people died in the 1992 LA Riots. Were most of these deaths cops/national guard shooting people, or business owners shooting looters?	1061
When King Richard the Lionheart lay dying from a crossbolt, he pardoned the boy who should him. After he died, a mercenary named Mercadier flayed the boy to death. Was he ever punished for defying the Kings dying words?	179
What type of relationship did Native Americans have with Black people in pre-civil war america?	4
How much is 5 million Spanish dollars in 1715 worth today in American dollars? How much is 500 pieces of eight?	3
Were their any situations were an attacking army took a castle in a siege, only to find themselves immediately having to defend the castle from enemy reinforcements?	2
What is the last known act of piracy committed in the Americas?	1
What was the most practiced religon in the world before Christianity?	0
Hitler was a soldier in WW1. Are there any confirmed reports about him killing anyone during the war?	0