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Exactly how effective or how competent was the KGB both as an intelligence gathering organization and as a body responsible for planning and conducting operations?

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Why does popular history classify the Byzantine empire as distinct from the Roman Empire?

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Mathematical discourse on Non-base 10 numbers far preceded the rise of modern computing. What led to the interest of studying them?

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How expensive was the rounding up of the Jews in concentration camps and executing them for the Nazis? Is there any record of a Nazi party member criticizing the amount of money going into the holocaust when there was a world war going on?

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It’s a common enough trope for rich people in fiction to have butlers and maids who are proficient in combat and can also serve as bodyguards. Historically, how exaggerated is this?

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What were the factors that allowed the Yakuza of Japan to operate like a legitimate business that is semi-regulated by the government as opposed to other organized crime groups

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Why are pirates the only ones stereotyped to have eyepatches when eye injuries would have been equally probable for any combat based group?

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Given how long ago it was, how do we have such detailed descriptions of the tactics used in the battle of Cannae? How does a historian verify descriptions of tactics?

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Was the mongol invasion of Japan a militaristic attack from the start or were there attempts to negotiate peacefully with the natives?

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Serious question, what’s the etymology of the name “Gaylord”?

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Exactly how effective or how competent was the KGB both as an intelligence gathering organization and as a body responsible for planning and conducting operations?	3
Why does popular history classify the Byzantine empire as distinct from the Roman Empire?	3
Mathematical discourse on Non-base 10 numbers far preceded the rise of modern computing. What led to the interest of studying them?	2
How expensive was the rounding up of the Jews in concentration camps and executing them for the Nazis? Is there any record of a Nazi party member criticizing the amount of money going into the holocaust when there was a world war going on?	2
It’s a common enough trope for rich people in fiction to have butlers and maids who are proficient in combat and can also serve as bodyguards. Historically, how exaggerated is this?	1
What were the factors that allowed the Yakuza of Japan to operate like a legitimate business that is semi-regulated by the government as opposed to other organized crime groups	1
Why are pirates the only ones stereotyped to have eyepatches when eye injuries would have been equally probable for any combat based group?	1
Given how long ago it was, how do we have such detailed descriptions of the tactics used in the battle of Cannae? How does a historian verify descriptions of tactics?	1
Was the mongol invasion of Japan a militaristic attack from the start or were there attempts to negotiate peacefully with the natives?	0
Serious question, what’s the etymology of the name “Gaylord”?	0