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How many versions of walls did Rome have?

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How hard was it to cross the border from the USSR to a neighbouring European country in the interwar era? Was there a border fence?

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Do historians study a lot mythology and folklore?

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In the US, vehicle operators tend to sit on the left (e.g. cars, airplanes). But it seems that with trains, the operators sit on the right. Is there a historical reason for this?

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How was the Abbasid Caliphate administered? Did it have effective control over all it's claimed territory?

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Why are berserkers depicted biting shields in Viking culture?

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Mensheviks vs Bolsheviks

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Did Imperial China offer any aid to the poor akin to Imperial Rome's grain subsidy?

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How and why did the Salem Witch Trials become so prominent in the New England area?

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Heard someone say that “if the world had treated the Confederacy after the Civil War, like they treated the Nazis after WWII, people wouldn’t be so keen on flying their flag” How true is this? How did the responses compare? How were former Nazi leaders treated vs former confederates?

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How many versions of walls did Rome have?	10
How hard was it to cross the border from the USSR to a neighbouring European country in the interwar era? Was there a border fence?	10
Do historians study a lot mythology and folklore?	10
In the US, vehicle operators tend to sit on the left (e.g. cars, airplanes). But it seems that with trains, the operators sit on the right. Is there a historical reason for this?	10
How was the Abbasid Caliphate administered? Did it have effective control over all it's claimed territory?	10
Why are berserkers depicted biting shields in Viking culture?	10
Mensheviks vs Bolsheviks	10
Did Imperial China offer any aid to the poor akin to Imperial Rome's grain subsidy?	10
How and why did the Salem Witch Trials become so prominent in the New England area?	10
Heard someone say that “if the world had treated the Confederacy after the Civil War, like they treated the Nazis after WWII, people wouldn’t be so keen on flying their flag” How true is this? How did the responses compare? How were former Nazi leaders treated vs former confederates?	10