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I am a British or French soldier in WWI. My army attachment is involved in a big push. My unit sustained heavy casualties and I got scared halfway through no man's land and came back to the trenches. What was REALISTICALLY likely to happen next?

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I'm a British or French soldier in WWI. My army attachment just had a big push with no orders to fall back. I got scared halfway through no man's land and came back to my own trenches. What is likely to happen to me next?

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Mid 1900's history shows American mobsters as having great influence on the building of current culture. Did anything like this happen in any other countries around this time?

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What modern day US city would be the approximate size and population of Stalingrad prior to the battle there?

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Where did the excessive use of the word "like" derive from in American English?

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I am an average adult male working at a late 1800s in a US factory. While on the job I sustain a career-ending injury that will cause me to be unable to work moving forward. Would the employer pay anything? Was there anything in play from the government or Unions for financial assistance?

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How did applause, cheering, and booing become mainstream across the world?

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Many stories and photos of the 19th century show children working in harsh factory conditions. While there is no doubt this happened, how widespread was it really?

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Was there ever any record of people unintentionally causing (or reducing) inflation because there was something about the money that made them not spend it?

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How much time did the average pre-historic man spend swimming?

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I am a British or French soldier in WWI. My army attachment is involved in a big push. My unit sustained heavy casualties and I got scared halfway through no man's land and came back to the trenches. What was REALISTICALLY likely to happen next?	3
I'm a British or French soldier in WWI. My army attachment just had a big push with no orders to fall back. I got scared halfway through no man's land and came back to my own trenches. What is likely to happen to me next?	3
Mid 1900's history shows American mobsters as having great influence on the building of current culture. Did anything like this happen in any other countries around this time?	3
What modern day US city would be the approximate size and population of Stalingrad prior to the battle there?	3
Where did the excessive use of the word "like" derive from in American English?	3
I am an average adult male working at a late 1800s in a US factory. While on the job I sustain a career-ending injury that will cause me to be unable to work moving forward. Would the employer pay anything? Was there anything in play from the government or Unions for financial assistance?	3
How did applause, cheering, and booing become mainstream across the world?	2
Many stories and photos of the 19th century show children working in harsh factory conditions. While there is no doubt this happened, how widespread was it really?	2
Was there ever any record of people unintentionally causing (or reducing) inflation because there was something about the money that made them not spend it?	2
How much time did the average pre-historic man spend swimming?	2