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Is it true that when subjected to fire the concrete the Romans used released a deadly gas?

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When did the Musee de Louvre begin to have the reputation as one of the greatest museums in the world?

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Did European merchants travel to China before Marco Polo's father and uncle did?

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How did money in the Japanese Empire work?

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Was Tokugawa Tsunayoshi really as cartoonishly out of touch and autocratic as he's described?

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When did the myth arise that vampires are repelled by crosses?

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Why didn't the Eastern Roman Empire help the Western Roman Empire more during the latters collapse?

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I'm reading a book about French army doctrine between WWI and WWII and the author said that French military leaders rejected the D-1 and D-2 tank prototypes because "they were too fast for infantry." Why couldn't the tank drivers just slow down to stay with the infantry?

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Did Italians prior to the unification of Italy consider themselves Italians?

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Why did Islam make inroads in certain countries once in the Ottoman Empire, but not others?

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Is it true that when subjected to fire the concrete the Romans used released a deadly gas?	10
When did the Musee de Louvre begin to have the reputation as one of the greatest museums in the world?	10
Did European merchants travel to China before Marco Polo's father and uncle did?	10
How did money in the Japanese Empire work?	10
Was Tokugawa Tsunayoshi really as cartoonishly out of touch and autocratic as he's described?	10
When did the myth arise that vampires are repelled by crosses?	10
Why didn't the Eastern Roman Empire help the Western Roman Empire more during the latters collapse?	10
I'm reading a book about French army doctrine between WWI and WWII and the author said that French military leaders rejected the D-1 and D-2 tank prototypes because "they were too fast for infantry." Why couldn't the tank drivers just slow down to stay with the infantry?	10
Did Italians prior to the unification of Italy consider themselves Italians?	10
Why did Islam make inroads in certain countries once in the Ottoman Empire, but not others?	10