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What is the current historical consensus surrounding the Thorpe Affair?

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In narratives about the Titanic’s sinking, I often see the SS Californian described as “stopped for the night” because of the ice field. But what did “stopping” a steamship in the middle of the ocean entail in 1912?

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"He could've been Pope, Ted, but the feckin' Jesuits, they have it all tied up!" Does this Father Ted joke reflect a real influence that the Jesuits have had over Papal conclaves?

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When did alcoholic drinks start being thought of as “alcohol”?

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Did Napoleon ever consider naming Eugène de Beauharnais his heir?

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

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After being injured in the eye in battle in 1773, Mikhail Kutuzov travelled Europe in search of better treatment than what he could get in Russia. What was the state of eye medicine in this time and would it have been beneficial?

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During the Second World War, were there any Red Army units deployed, say, deep within Siberia or the -Stan countries, that were never sent to fight against Germany?

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Was a Roman army of AD 100 substantially better-equipped and organised than a Western European army of the Early and High Middle Ages?

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How did India react to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

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What is the current historical consensus surrounding the Thorpe Affair?	6
In narratives about the Titanic’s sinking, I often see the SS Californian described as “stopped for the night” because of the ice field. But what did “stopping” a steamship in the middle of the ocean entail in 1912?	5
"He could've been Pope, Ted, but the feckin' Jesuits, they have it all tied up!" Does this Father Ted joke reflect a real influence that the Jesuits have had over Papal conclaves?	5
When did alcoholic drinks start being thought of as “alcohol”?	5
Did Napoleon ever consider naming Eugène de Beauharnais his heir?	5
Did Cardinal Wolsey's attempt at a Treaty of Perpetual Peace ever stand a chance?	4
After being injured in the eye in battle in 1773, Mikhail Kutuzov travelled Europe in search of better treatment than what he could get in Russia. What was the state of eye medicine in this time and would it have been beneficial?	4
During the Second World War, were there any Red Army units deployed, say, deep within Siberia or the -Stan countries, that were never sent to fight against Germany?	4
Was a Roman army of AD 100 substantially better-equipped and organised than a Western European army of the Early and High Middle Ages?	4
How did India react to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?	4