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Did the use of nails during crucifixion quicken death in anyway? Did they serve any practical use?

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Has bearing arms in the classical sense--sword and scabbard at waist--been abolished in the US or can a person technically still legally practice it?

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In Nazi Germany were you in danger as a Catholic?

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Were there recorded cases of pre-modern serial killers? Anything ancient perhaps?

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What are the earliest records of a presidential debate and what were these debates like?

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Is there any record of soldiers in the Nazi regime that were actually Jewish?

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Historically, were fire arrows ever used for purely combat as opposed to just setting ablaze pitch, oil or other flammable things?

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Do we have accounts of a lord's taste-tester dying in a botched poison assassination?

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Why did the majority of men in the western world start consistently shaving their beards?

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Do we have any first hand accounts of gladiators who survived the arena? Did they enjoy fame afterwards, poverty, suffer PTSD?

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Did the use of nails during crucifixion quicken death in anyway? Did they serve any practical use?	2
Has bearing arms in the classical sense--sword and scabbard at waist--been abolished in the US or can a person technically still legally practice it?	2
In Nazi Germany were you in danger as a Catholic?	2
Were there recorded cases of pre-modern serial killers? Anything ancient perhaps?	1
What are the earliest records of a presidential debate and what were these debates like?	1
Is there any record of soldiers in the Nazi regime that were actually Jewish?	1
Historically, were fire arrows ever used for purely combat as opposed to just setting ablaze pitch, oil or other flammable things?	1
Do we have accounts of a lord's taste-tester dying in a botched poison assassination?	1
Why did the majority of men in the western world start consistently shaving their beards?	1
Do we have any first hand accounts of gladiators who survived the arena? Did they enjoy fame afterwards, poverty, suffer PTSD?	1