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In the middle of the 18th century England, what kind of education, skills, training, and background do I need to become Captain of a Ship of the Line?
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How much domestic support did the Soviet Union have for the invasion of Afghanistan in the 80s? Was the public largely supportive, ambivalent, or opposed to the war?
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Aside from those who enacted martial law, what are some historical examples of societies/civilizations that did not have a publicly-funded police force? What was their approach to upholding law and order?
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The Year is 1500 and I am a European Lord hosting a party for my esteemed friends and subjects. As Mr Brighside is yet to be written for another 500 years, what songs are available to me to play to get the party bopping?
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Ignoring the production of the physical base and stuff like illumination, how fast could a scribe copy a long text?
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