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Why was the term "kamikaze" used for the suicide planes used in WW2?

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If Napoleon had not returned from Elba and had died as sovereign of the island, would the title be passed to his son?

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Why did smoking pipes fall out of fashion in favour of cigarettes? Convenience? Cigarette company marketing? Pipe cost?

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I am a rich count throwing open all the doors in my manor. But none of the doors make that satisfying click commonly associate with a modern doorknob latching into place! When and how did turnable doorknobs become commonplace?

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Do Modern Day Assyrians Exist?

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What events signify the transition between the early and high middle ages? Why are they classed as separate ages?

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How much do we really know about Hypatia?

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How did Byzantine nobility react to Sultan Mehmed II adopting the title of Kayser-i-Rum?

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Are there any accounts of people in ancient to post-classical societies that had exclusively homosexual relationships? Such as gay men who had no female sexual partners and lived with male partners for most of their adult life.

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Why are there no Irish characters in any of Charles Dickens' books?

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Why was the term "kamikaze" used for the suicide planes used in WW2?	10
If Napoleon had not returned from Elba and had died as sovereign of the island, would the title be passed to his son?	10
Why did smoking pipes fall out of fashion in favour of cigarettes? Convenience? Cigarette company marketing? Pipe cost?	10
I am a rich count throwing open all the doors in my manor. But none of the doors make that satisfying click commonly associate with a modern doorknob latching into place! When and how did turnable doorknobs become commonplace?	10
Do Modern Day Assyrians Exist?	10
What events signify the transition between the early and high middle ages? Why are they classed as separate ages?	10
How much do we really know about Hypatia?	10
How did Byzantine nobility react to Sultan Mehmed II adopting the title of Kayser-i-Rum?	10
Are there any accounts of people in ancient to post-classical societies that had exclusively homosexual relationships? Such as gay men who had no female sexual partners and lived with male partners for most of their adult life.	10
Why are there no Irish characters in any of Charles Dickens' books?	10