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Were dwarfs (or is it dwarves?) from Norse mythology anything like those in fantasy?

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In an interview with C-Span in 1994, Dick Cheney talked about overthrowing Saddam Hussein would only bring chaos to Iraq. What changed his mind to invade Iraq in 2003?

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Is this article by Scientific American about Giordano Bruno true?

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What made the Byzantines think that hiring Turkic mercenaries was a good idea, especially when those mercenaries defected to the Turkic Seljuq Empire at the Battle of Manzikert?

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In Japan, if the emperor was considered to be a divine being, why were shoguns the de-facto rulers?

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What was Julius Caesar’s endgame?

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What was the Roman policy towards leaving your comrade behind?

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How did early Christian art depict Satan?

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I am a medieval peasant in the 12th century and I just saved my noble’s life. What happens next?

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What was life like for Jewish Christians (Christians who come from a Jewish background) in the Russian Empire

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Were dwarfs (or is it dwarves?) from Norse mythology anything like those in fantasy?	2
In an interview with C-Span in 1994, Dick Cheney talked about overthrowing Saddam Hussein would only bring chaos to Iraq. What changed his mind to invade Iraq in 2003?	2
Is this article by Scientific American about Giordano Bruno true?	2
What made the Byzantines think that hiring Turkic mercenaries was a good idea, especially when those mercenaries defected to the Turkic Seljuq Empire at the Battle of Manzikert?	2
In Japan, if the emperor was considered to be a divine being, why were shoguns the de-facto rulers?	2
What was Julius Caesar’s endgame?	2
What was the Roman policy towards leaving your comrade behind?	2
How did early Christian art depict Satan?	2
I am a medieval peasant in the 12th century and I just saved my noble’s life. What happens next?	2
What was life like for Jewish Christians (Christians who come from a Jewish background) in the Russian Empire	2