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The Iliad was passed down through the Greek generations as an oral song/poem to be performed, but Alexander was known to never be without a written copy of it. At what point did the Greeks begin to write down the Iliad and Homer's other stories?

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How did George Lucas manage to get a big enough telescope to look into space to find a galaxy a long, long time ago that was really far away?

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The Dieppe Raid is well known as an attempt to test out coastal invasion techniques and learn how to attack from the sea for the eventual Normandy invasion. How much did the allies learn from the many amphibious invasions in the Pacific? And were those lessons applicable to the Normandy invasion?

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How effective were Alexandrian pikemen? And how were they used?

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What tactics/vehicle designs/ideas did the Germans pioneer in WWII that went on to become important in postwar militaries?

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In WWII tanks, was casting the hull better then welding it(or vice versa)? Why choose one over the other?

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In WWII, why did the Siegfried line work when the Maginot line didn't?

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Has the spread of nuclear pollution affected historical artifacts in any way?

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During the flight of Geeman refugees towards the end of WWII, did any refugees or soldiers comment on the grim irony that what would likely happen to them was they did in Eastern Europe?

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What was life like, and what were the jobs, for a marine aboard a naval ship around the Napoleonic Wars?

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The Iliad was passed down through the Greek generations as an oral song/poem to be performed, but Alexander was known to never be without a written copy of it. At what point did the Greeks begin to write down the Iliad and Homer's other stories?	349
How did George Lucas manage to get a big enough telescope to look into space to find a galaxy a long, long time ago that was really far away?	176
The Dieppe Raid is well known as an attempt to test out coastal invasion techniques and learn how to attack from the sea for the eventual Normandy invasion. How much did the allies learn from the many amphibious invasions in the Pacific? And were those lessons applicable to the Normandy invasion?	23
How effective were Alexandrian pikemen? And how were they used?	18
What tactics/vehicle designs/ideas did the Germans pioneer in WWII that went on to become important in postwar militaries?	16
In WWII tanks, was casting the hull better then welding it(or vice versa)? Why choose one over the other?	16
In WWII, why did the Siegfried line work when the Maginot line didn't?	13
Has the spread of nuclear pollution affected historical artifacts in any way?	13
During the flight of Geeman refugees towards the end of WWII, did any refugees or soldiers comment on the grim irony that what would likely happen to them was they did in Eastern Europe?	4
What was life like, and what were the jobs, for a marine aboard a naval ship around the Napoleonic Wars?	3