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Has anyone ever tried to defend a hill fort or other high point by simply slicking the approach with oil or grease?

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How did the somewhat international nature of European aristocratic nobility jive with the rise of nationalism?

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Were slave markets advertised? If so how was it done?

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Did people use to really swallow a ‘spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down’?

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Did Pope Gregory XVI affect the politics of Catholic countries when he condemned slavery?

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When the Allied forces liberated Western Europe during WW2 did any high ranking officers visit the graves of famous European military leaders? If so did the experience affect them at all?

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Why did scalping and other mutilations become such a calling card of plains warfare?

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During the First World War, how did each side create estimates for the amount of casualties they’d inflicted?

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Was the n-word ever commonly used or was it always a rarely used slur? If so when did it become taboo?

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Are there any “universal” about North American “Chinatowns”

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Has anyone ever tried to defend a hill fort or other high point by simply slicking the approach with oil or grease?	3	AskHistorians
How did the somewhat international nature of European aristocratic nobility jive with the rise of nationalism?	3	AskHistorians
Were slave markets advertised? If so how was it done?	3	AskHistorians
Did people use to really swallow a ‘spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down’?	3	AskHistorians
Did Pope Gregory XVI affect the politics of Catholic countries when he condemned slavery?	2	AskHistorians
When the Allied forces liberated Western Europe during WW2 did any high ranking officers visit the graves of famous European military leaders? If so did the experience affect them at all?	2	AskHistorians
Why did scalping and other mutilations become such a calling card of plains warfare?	1	AskHistorians
During the First World War, how did each side create estimates for the amount of casualties they’d inflicted?	1	AskHistorians
Was the n-word ever commonly used or was it always a rarely used slur? If so when did it become taboo?	1	AskHistorians
Are there any “universal” about North American “Chinatowns”	1	AskHistorians