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How were non-white Allied military personnel treated if they were captured by Germans during the Second World War?

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How would a Roman Emperor greet a foreign dignitary?

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I am an English soldier at Crécy in 1346; I take a nasty but probably survivable wound if I get medical treatment. Who do I go to for aid and what are my chances of making it?

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The Soviet-Afghan War is often thought of in the West as "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", but did the Soviets ever draw such parallels themselves?

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Did Cardinal Wolsey's attempt at a Treaty of Perpetual Peace ever stand a chance?

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How true is it to say that the Viet Cong were destroyed as a viable force in the Vietnam War by the Tet Offensive, and the remainder of the conflict was fought by the NVA?

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Was eating in the street a major taboo in Ancient Greece?

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What precedent was there in Rome for proclaiming Julius Caesar a god after his death?

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I have often read that the reason classical novels are so long and verbose is because they were originally published in magazines and the authors were paid by the word. If that's true, shouldn't the editors have caught on?

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"Doctor Who?!" Has the identity of the next actor to play the Doctor always been a matter of great public speculation in the UK?

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How were non-white Allied military personnel treated if they were captured by Germans during the Second World War?	7
How would a Roman Emperor greet a foreign dignitary?	7
I am an English soldier at Crécy in 1346; I take a nasty but probably survivable wound if I get medical treatment. Who do I go to for aid and what are my chances of making it?	7
The Soviet-Afghan War is often thought of in the West as "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", but did the Soviets ever draw such parallels themselves?	7
Did Cardinal Wolsey's attempt at a Treaty of Perpetual Peace ever stand a chance?	6
How true is it to say that the Viet Cong were destroyed as a viable force in the Vietnam War by the Tet Offensive, and the remainder of the conflict was fought by the NVA?	6
Was eating in the street a major taboo in Ancient Greece?	6
What precedent was there in Rome for proclaiming Julius Caesar a god after his death?	6
I have often read that the reason classical novels are so long and verbose is because they were originally published in magazines and the authors were paid by the word. If that's true, shouldn't the editors have caught on?	6
"Doctor Who?!" Has the identity of the next actor to play the Doctor always been a matter of great public speculation in the UK?	6