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King Richard the Lionheart and Saladin had a frenemy bromance thing going on according to some historians. Should we believe this claim, or was this just King Richard's propaganda to show that even his infidel enemies loved him?

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Did Sparta's fall from geopolitical prominence coincide with demographic retrenchment/falling fertility rates? Could Sparta have realistically rebounded?

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The, "Wealthy Hellas," hypothesis asserts that the ancient Greeks had more income and consumed more goods per capita than the Romans and or surrounding empires and kingdoms. When they were conquered by Rome, their income fell and never recovered until modern times. Why was this?

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How large a quantity of food was generally consumed by agricultural laborers in preindustrial times?

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Was corruption a big problem in the early US? Did corruption lessen as time went on?

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When did North American colonial churches start shifting from wooden to stone-and-brick-based building?

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Was the idea of extinction - that human and environmental factors could wipe out an entire species in total or in a given area - common among early civilizations?

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Ben Franklin suggested the outgunned Continental Army fight the British with bows and arrows. How sensible was his idea?

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How and when did stand up comedy become a thing? Did people become professional comedians from the getgo?

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In the 1920s, "business people and even a good number of families took their meals—not just lunch, but dinner and breakfast as well—at (American) cafeterias." — is this true?

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King Richard the Lionheart and Saladin had a frenemy bromance thing going on according to some historians. Should we believe this claim, or was this just King Richard's propaganda to show that even his infidel enemies loved him?	5	AskHistorians
Did Sparta's fall from geopolitical prominence coincide with demographic retrenchment/falling fertility rates? Could Sparta have realistically rebounded?	5	AskHistorians
The, "Wealthy Hellas," hypothesis asserts that the ancient Greeks had more income and consumed more goods per capita than the Romans and or surrounding empires and kingdoms. When they were conquered by Rome, their income fell and never recovered until modern times. Why was this?	5	AskHistorians
How large a quantity of food was generally consumed by agricultural laborers in preindustrial times?	5	AskHistorians
Was corruption a big problem in the early US? Did corruption lessen as time went on?	5	AskHistorians
When did North American colonial churches start shifting from wooden to stone-and-brick-based building?	5	AskHistorians
Was the idea of extinction - that human and environmental factors could wipe out an entire species in total or in a given area - common among early civilizations?	5	AskHistorians
Ben Franklin suggested the outgunned Continental Army fight the British with bows and arrows. How sensible was his idea?	5	AskHistorians
How and when did stand up comedy become a thing? Did people become professional comedians from the getgo?	5	AskHistorians
In the 1920s, "business people and even a good number of families took their meals—not just lunch, but dinner and breakfast as well—at (American) cafeterias." — is this true?	5	AskHistorians