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Armies used to have camp followers: either soldiers' families or civilians providing services to soldiers. When and how did this practice end?

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Did 19th Century surgeon Robert Liston actually kill three people in one surgery?

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Anti-communism seems to be underplayed in modern American depictions of Nazism. Why did this aspect disappear from popular conception?

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The "ad executive" character -- a witty, sharply-dressed businessman -- features prominently in old movies like North by Northwest and 12 Angry Men (as well as Mad Men). Was the job an important aspect of 50's America?

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This article from 1902 starts with "France and Germany may be at peace with all the world for many years..." What is the context behind this sentiment?

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I've heard there was hand-to-hand fighting in Stalingrad. Is this true? If so, why weren't guns sufficient?

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Why did Red Army general Andrey Vlasov defect to the Nazis?

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Is it true that Silicon Valley was started by a "massive and sustained top-down investment by the military industrial complex"?

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What is the history of using "x" and "y" as variables?

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More than 20 years before the Declaration of Independence, Corsica established a democracy with female suffrage. What do we know about this short-lived republic?

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Armies used to have camp followers: either soldiers' families or civilians providing services to soldiers. When and how did this practice end?	14
Did 19th Century surgeon Robert Liston actually kill three people in one surgery?	14
Anti-communism seems to be underplayed in modern American depictions of Nazism. Why did this aspect disappear from popular conception?	14
The "ad executive" character -- a witty, sharply-dressed businessman -- features prominently in old movies like North by Northwest and 12 Angry Men (as well as Mad Men). Was the job an important aspect of 50's America?	14
This article from 1902 starts with "France and Germany may be at peace with all the world for many years..." What is the context behind this sentiment?	14
I've heard there was hand-to-hand fighting in Stalingrad. Is this true? If so, why weren't guns sufficient?	14
Why did Red Army general Andrey Vlasov defect to the Nazis?	13
Is it true that Silicon Valley was started by a "massive and sustained top-down investment by the military industrial complex"?	13
What is the history of using "x" and "y" as variables?	13
More than 20 years before the Declaration of Independence, Corsica established a democracy with female suffrage. What do we know about this short-lived republic?	13