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In Downton Abbey, there's a scene during a WW1 trench fight where a character sparks a cigarette lighter and holds his hand above the trench as a target to purposely sustain an injury and be sent home. Was this common practice, and would the enemy know what they were doing?

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How/when did the color red become a recognized symbol of "no/negative" and green a symbol of "yes/positive"?

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How tiny were woman in 1950s?

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How common were platonic friendships between men and women during Victorian/19th century England?

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How exactly did the Nazi's know who was Jewish and who wasn't?

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How could Nazis tell when someone was Jewish outside of obvious identifiers? Also, were there Jews who converted, and what happened to them?

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Why did the French army advance against the English at Agincourt?

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Why was Lizzie Borden acquitted of her parents' slaughter?

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Why does the US military use an oak leaf as a symbol of rank?

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How exactly Switzerland achieved to be neutral in wars? Why didn't other countries "go neutral" if they wanted to avoid getting caught by war?

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In Downton Abbey, there's a scene during a WW1 trench fight where a character sparks a cigarette lighter and holds his hand above the trench as a target to purposely sustain an injury and be sent home. Was this common practice, and would the enemy know what they were doing?	115
How/when did the color red become a recognized symbol of "no/negative" and green a symbol of "yes/positive"?	115
How tiny were woman in 1950s?	115
How common were platonic friendships between men and women during Victorian/19th century England?	115
How exactly did the Nazi's know who was Jewish and who wasn't?	115
How could Nazis tell when someone was Jewish outside of obvious identifiers? Also, were there Jews who converted, and what happened to them?	115
Why did the French army advance against the English at Agincourt?	115
Why was Lizzie Borden acquitted of her parents' slaughter?	114
Why does the US military use an oak leaf as a symbol of rank?	114
How exactly Switzerland achieved to be neutral in wars? Why didn't other countries "go neutral" if they wanted to avoid getting caught by war?	114