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I came across a paper written after Lee’s surrender. It indicates that even at this date some in the Confederacy were still holding out hope for victory. It seems incredibly badly informed. How well were southerners informed about the war’s progress? When did they realize they had lost?

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Did the Mulakkaram (breast tax) ever exist and are the stories around it true?

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If Churchill wanted to call Hitler during ww2 could he do so? How much communication was there in ww2 between the various sides and how was it accomplished?

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Is there any particular reason why Korean Queens of the Joseon dynasty were preferred to be older than their husbands?

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How much time would a submarine in one of the world wars actually spend underwater?

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How did the French Monarchy justify having royal mistress be an official acknowledged position given the fact that Christianity was such an important part of its ideology?

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I'm a Monk in the middle ages. I'd like to quit being a Monk. Do I have any chances of doing so?

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How common was crime or violence between slaves and how (if at all) was it dealt with in American South?

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Why did people like H.G. Wells hate the early Salvation Army?

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Tom Lehrer says of Franco that "though he may have won all the battles we had all the good songs". How, accurate is this. What was the general state of art and media on both sides.

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I came across a paper written after Lee’s surrender. It indicates that even at this date some in the Confederacy were still holding out hope for victory. It seems incredibly badly informed. How well were southerners informed about the war’s progress? When did they realize they had lost?	3447
Did the Mulakkaram (breast tax) ever exist and are the stories around it true?	2093
If Churchill wanted to call Hitler during ww2 could he do so? How much communication was there in ww2 between the various sides and how was it accomplished?	1753
Is there any particular reason why Korean Queens of the Joseon dynasty were preferred to be older than their husbands?	1338
How much time would a submarine in one of the world wars actually spend underwater?	671
How did the French Monarchy justify having royal mistress be an official acknowledged position given the fact that Christianity was such an important part of its ideology?	505
I'm a Monk in the middle ages. I'd like to quit being a Monk. Do I have any chances of doing so?	478
How common was crime or violence between slaves and how (if at all) was it dealt with in American South?	128
Why did people like H.G. Wells hate the early Salvation Army?	107
Tom Lehrer says of Franco that "though he may have won all the battles we had all the good songs". How, accurate is this. What was the general state of art and media on both sides.	76