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Is it true that the Maori people were particularly violent for their time? Did they really practise cannibalism in warfare? What can you tell me about the way they conducted war?

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Why were sunfish used to pay taxes in 17th century Japan? Why is this noteworthy?

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Could medieval serfs escape to cities? Did cities offer them legal protection versus their feudal lord?

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Why did Luftwaffe pilots often strafe civilians and refugees? What was the culture within the WW2 Luftwaffe?

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How did people explain some mushrooms being bioluminescent? From ancient history to Pre enlightenment

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A famous medieval knight called Bertrand du Guesclin was ransomed for 100,000 Francs. How much money would that be in today's money?

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Why did the French revolutionaries massacre the Swiss Guard at Tuileries Palace?

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How different were the Anglo-Saxons from the Norsemen in beginning of the Viking Age? Weren't English Anglo-Saxons themselves Viking invaders as well?

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Does the general Khalid ibn al-Walid deserve the praise Muslim historians give him? How reliable are their accounts ?

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In WW1 fighter pilots were generally seen as chivalrous, in the first week of WW2 German pilots were performing strafing runs on Polish refugees. How did the pilots justify such actions?

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Is it true that the Maori people were particularly violent for their time? Did they really practise cannibalism in warfare? What can you tell me about the way they conducted war?	15
Why were sunfish used to pay taxes in 17th century Japan? Why is this noteworthy?	14
Could medieval serfs escape to cities? Did cities offer them legal protection versus their feudal lord?	14
Why did Luftwaffe pilots often strafe civilians and refugees? What was the culture within the WW2 Luftwaffe?	14
How did people explain some mushrooms being bioluminescent? From ancient history to Pre enlightenment	11
A famous medieval knight called Bertrand du Guesclin was ransomed for 100,000 Francs. How much money would that be in today's money?	10
Why did the French revolutionaries massacre the Swiss Guard at Tuileries Palace?	10
How different were the Anglo-Saxons from the Norsemen in beginning of the Viking Age? Weren't English Anglo-Saxons themselves Viking invaders as well?	9
Does the general Khalid ibn al-Walid deserve the praise Muslim historians give him? How reliable are their accounts ?	9
In WW1 fighter pilots were generally seen as chivalrous, in the first week of WW2 German pilots were performing strafing runs on Polish refugees. How did the pilots justify such actions?	8