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How come the lictors in the Roman Republic were trustworthy, in contrast to the Praetorian Guard of the Roman Empire?

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Ukraine calls itself the "Cossack nation". Nowadays, a lot of Cossacks are known to be fighting on the Russian side against Ukraine. When and why did Cossack allegiance switch from Ukraine to Russia?

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What inspired Australia's compulsory voting?

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How do medieval cities select their mayors? Crusader Kings II and Crusader Kings III portrays them as "republics", but is this accurate?

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Part 2 of 2: Why did Coffee appear to have been discovered so late?

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How did Buddhist and Shinto religious authorities in 1930s-40s Japan react to the atrocities committed by Imperial Japanese forces?

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"Rome collapsed at 67% (government ownership of the economy)" - can the government ownership of pre-industrial economies be reliably measured? If so how?

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In a sketch by Key & Peele, 2 American slaveholders order their slaves to fight to the death for their entertainment. Would this have been allowed, and were there any documented cases of this happening?

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The collapse of the Grand Banks cod fishery due to overfishing is a widely known fact worldwide. But what actually caused this overfishing?

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Outside of the Russosphere, did "Rasputitsa" play a significant role in history? How did people outside of the Russosphere refer to their equivalent of "Rasputitsa"?

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How come the lictors in the Roman Republic were trustworthy, in contrast to the Praetorian Guard of the Roman Empire?	111
Ukraine calls itself the "Cossack nation". Nowadays, a lot of Cossacks are known to be fighting on the Russian side against Ukraine. When and why did Cossack allegiance switch from Ukraine to Russia?	85
What inspired Australia's compulsory voting?	83
How do medieval cities select their mayors? Crusader Kings II and Crusader Kings III portrays them as "republics", but is this accurate?	83
Part 2 of 2: Why did Coffee appear to have been discovered so late?	81
How did Buddhist and Shinto religious authorities in 1930s-40s Japan react to the atrocities committed by Imperial Japanese forces?	80
"Rome collapsed at 67% (government ownership of the economy)" - can the government ownership of pre-industrial economies be reliably measured? If so how?	78
In a sketch by Key & Peele, 2 American slaveholders order their slaves to fight to the death for their entertainment. Would this have been allowed, and were there any documented cases of this happening?	66
The collapse of the Grand Banks cod fishery due to overfishing is a widely known fact worldwide. But what actually caused this overfishing?	57
Outside of the Russosphere, did "Rasputitsa" play a significant role in history? How did people outside of the Russosphere refer to their equivalent of "Rasputitsa"?	56