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Were lowborns and low-ranking knights generally punished or rewarded for killing high-ranking nobility in battle?

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What condition were the uniforms of line infantry [16th-19th Centuries] kept in? How long were uniforms in service?

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Are there any "normal" buildings in the city of Rome pre-410 that have survived in some form to today?

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Why did Great Britain grant independence/autonomy to Australia and Canada? Was it political necessity or were there economic concerns?

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What's the history of families taking some colors (Brown, Black, White, Grey, Greene,) as surnames, but not others (red, blue, yellow)?

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During the Great War I've been told the KKK stood in the back of my Great-Grandparents' Lutheran Church to make sure the service was done in English. Was this a common occurrence across the US at that time?

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What did [North] Vietnam do with the Viet Cong after hostilities ended with South Vietnam - both the organization itself and the weapons they possessed?

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Does the suffix "-man" in eastern surnames (Ottoman, Salman) have the same meaning as in German surnames?

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Is there any evidence of [Western] Roman gens/noble families surviving into the Middle Ages?

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Why didn't the Soviet Union simply annex and incorporate the future Warsaw Pact nations as SSRs following World War 2?

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Were lowborns and low-ranking knights generally punished or rewarded for killing high-ranking nobility in battle?	815
What condition were the uniforms of line infantry [16th-19th Centuries] kept in? How long were uniforms in service?	202
Are there any "normal" buildings in the city of Rome pre-410 that have survived in some form to today?	83
Why did Great Britain grant independence/autonomy to Australia and Canada? Was it political necessity or were there economic concerns?	49
What's the history of families taking some colors (Brown, Black, White, Grey, Greene,) as surnames, but not others (red, blue, yellow)?	47
During the Great War I've been told the KKK stood in the back of my Great-Grandparents' Lutheran Church to make sure the service was done in English. Was this a common occurrence across the US at that time?	39
What did [North] Vietnam do with the Viet Cong after hostilities ended with South Vietnam - both the organization itself and the weapons they possessed?	15
Does the suffix "-man" in eastern surnames (Ottoman, Salman) have the same meaning as in German surnames?	14
Is there any evidence of [Western] Roman gens/noble families surviving into the Middle Ages?	8
Why didn't the Soviet Union simply annex and incorporate the future Warsaw Pact nations as SSRs following World War 2?	7