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Did Saxony ever have a chance of surpassing and annexing Brandenburg-Prussia?

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Are those curly, rectangular beards a Babylonian invention? When did they die out?

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Why wasn't the English invasion of Ireland designated as a crusade when the pope sanctioned it, as with the Lithuanian and Cathar crusades?

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Why did take longer for Finland and Norway to be established as independent states compared to Sweden and Denmark?

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Did the allies try to supply Poland with additional weapons in the years before 1939?

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How strictly were 1st/2nd/3rd class facilities enforced on Ocean Liners? Did 1st class passengers have the right to use the inferior rooms, or was it taboo?

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Why did the WW1 allies, who backed the Whites in Russia, abolish the Hapsburg monarchy?

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Has anyone played the Forgotten City? Did any details stand as out being accurate or inaccurate?

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Is it true that the Soviets refused to support the Irish during the War of Independence because of their refusal to shoot priests?

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If someone in medieval/early modern Europe was accused of sorcery or witchcraft, would there have been a meaningful distinction between the two?

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Did Saxony ever have a chance of surpassing and annexing Brandenburg-Prussia?	4
Are those curly, rectangular beards a Babylonian invention? When did they die out?	4
Why wasn't the English invasion of Ireland designated as a crusade when the pope sanctioned it, as with the Lithuanian and Cathar crusades?	4
Why did take longer for Finland and Norway to be established as independent states compared to Sweden and Denmark?	3
Did the allies try to supply Poland with additional weapons in the years before 1939?	2
How strictly were 1st/2nd/3rd class facilities enforced on Ocean Liners? Did 1st class passengers have the right to use the inferior rooms, or was it taboo?	2
Why did the WW1 allies, who backed the Whites in Russia, abolish the Hapsburg monarchy?	2
Has anyone played the Forgotten City? Did any details stand as out being accurate or inaccurate?	2
Is it true that the Soviets refused to support the Irish during the War of Independence because of their refusal to shoot priests?	2
If someone in medieval/early modern Europe was accused of sorcery or witchcraft, would there have been a meaningful distinction between the two?	2