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I am a random Praetorian Guard in 41 CE. How much notice do I have that we are about to assassinate Emperor Caligula and replace him with Claudius?	3897
Why is the US extermination and removal of the Native Americans not considered a “genocide”? Is this not labeled as a genocide because of a true consensus of historians on the historical record, or is this purely ignored due to political reasons?	1487
In HBO's "Rome", Julius Caesar enrages the senate by letting Gauls and Celts become senators. This is pure fiction, right? When were people from the provinces able to become senators in ancient Rome?	907
John Rabe was a Nazi who is credited as saving 200,000+ Chinese civilians during the Nanjiang (Nanking) Massacre. What was his motivation to do this?	749
When and why did home-owning Americans start to care about green, weed-free, well-watered, frequently-mowed lawns? What forces contributed to this?	595
Historically, do Native Americans on reservations tend to vote in US Presidential and Congressional elections? Do Presidential candidates try to court this group?	191
What factors led to Ethiopia being successful in maintaining its independence from European powers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?	113
Former President John Tyler infamously joined the Confederacy, and was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. What was the reaction in Washington DC and the northern press to a former US President joining the Confederacy?	111
The Adam Curtis documentary “HyperNormalisation” suggests Muammar Gaddafi was unfairly scapegoated by the US and Europe as a terrorist bogeyman. To what extent was Gaddafi actually involved in directly planning or financing terrorism against the West, if at all?	98
Present-day Turkey sits on multiple fault lines, with recent earthquakes having devastating effects. Did the Byzantines or Ottomans have to deal with earthquake-related devastation in the region ?	92

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