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According to Wiki, the movie Battle of the Bulge (1965) was so historically inaccurate, "Eisenhower came out of retirement and held a press conference to denounce the film". Is there a recording or transcript of what Eisenhower said about the film?

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In the years 1500-1700, would literate people of England be aware that the Mongol Empire existed?

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Of the extinct pagan religions of northern and eastern Europe, which one is most attested with surviving evidence? How much is left of ancient Lithuanian and Finnish paganism compared to Norse sagas for example?

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Why did the Ancient Greek definition of the Old World continents -- Europe, Africa, Asia -- become mainstream among all cultures and countries? Did Ancient China, for example, have the same conception of continents?

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What would have been Charlemagne's "royal demesne" and how did it compare with the Capetians' royal demesne?

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Did the Frankish Empire leave lasting divisions in Germany that ended up affecting which parts of Germany became traditionally Catholic versus Protestant?

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Did the Roman Empire have border customs stations in Germania, or on the frontier with the Parthian/Sassanian Empires?

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Could it be argued that the Mongol Empire was racist? Or did the Mongol khanates just have a Machiavellian attitude toward ethnicities?

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Did the United States temporarily become a planned economy during WW2, with things like the Office of Price Administration?

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Ancient Greece is one of the most thoroughly explored historical topics but a lot of specific works are lost. How much of Ancient Greek history still remains unknown or unknowable?

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According to Wiki, the movie Battle of the Bulge (1965) was so historically inaccurate, "Eisenhower came out of retirement and held a press conference to denounce the film". Is there a recording or transcript of what Eisenhower said about the film?	2170
In the years 1500-1700, would literate people of England be aware that the Mongol Empire existed?	244
Of the extinct pagan religions of northern and eastern Europe, which one is most attested with surviving evidence? How much is left of ancient Lithuanian and Finnish paganism compared to Norse sagas for example?	178
Why did the Ancient Greek definition of the Old World continents -- Europe, Africa, Asia -- become mainstream among all cultures and countries? Did Ancient China, for example, have the same conception of continents?	26
What would have been Charlemagne's "royal demesne" and how did it compare with the Capetians' royal demesne?	25
Did the Frankish Empire leave lasting divisions in Germany that ended up affecting which parts of Germany became traditionally Catholic versus Protestant?	24
Did the Roman Empire have border customs stations in Germania, or on the frontier with the Parthian/Sassanian Empires?	11
Could it be argued that the Mongol Empire was racist? Or did the Mongol khanates just have a Machiavellian attitude toward ethnicities?	10
Did the United States temporarily become a planned economy during WW2, with things like the Office of Price Administration?	8
Ancient Greece is one of the most thoroughly explored historical topics but a lot of specific works are lost. How much of Ancient Greek history still remains unknown or unknowable?	6