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To circumvent the naval articles of the Versailles treaty, the Weimar government created a dummy company in the Netherlands (IvS) to develop U-Boats. How did the UK, France, or the Netherlands not figure out who was behind the company? Did the Germans use any other dummy companies?
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Was a desire for revenge actually encouraged among French pupils after the loss of Alsace-Lorraine, as the painting "La Tache Noire" suggests?
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Many castles in France have a distinctive blue, tapering roof, copied in the design of the Disney castle. When did this feature first appear, and is it unique to a particular region of France?
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Monasteries seem to be common phenomenon in Europe and Asia, but what about the pre-Columbian Americas? How about convents?
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How long did it take for people to figure out that the tides were dependent on the moon? Are we talking ancient astronomy or post-Newton?
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In Greek mythology, Medea was from the territory of modern day Georgia. Would an ancient Greek have viewed the west Caucasus as part of the Greek world, or was it exotic and foreign?
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Why are there so few wattle-and-daub or wooden houses preserved in Ireland, compared to other western European countries? It seems like only the stone buildings (castles, towers, abbeys) are left.
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In 1944 Mt Vesuvius erupted, damaging a number of American aircraft taking part in the invasion of Italy. Were there any lingering ash related problems which affected the Italian front for the rest of the war?
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Why can't (or can) the ascendancy of the Gaelic class in early medieval Scotland be considered as an Irish conquest?
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