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Were there any people in 999AD who knew the year was changing to 1000? Were there any celebrations or fear of it changing?

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Would it be possible for 18th century ships-of-the-line to sail around Mediterranean with ease? Particularly around Greek, Turkish and Egyptian coasts? Would they be at risk of running aground or having no favourable wind and little maneuverability?

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What were tourism and migration like for German civilians after the fall of France in 1940? Were German civilians allowed to visit or move to occupied France?

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The socio-economics of Swiss mercenaries

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The French cut the elevator cables of the Eiffel Tower prior to the German takeover of the city and they weren't fixed until after Paris was liberated. Why didn't the Germans bother fixing the elevator during all those years of occupation?

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Regarding internal revolutions such as the Hungarian Revolution and Prague Spring, how seriously did East European politicians believe their own governments' official stances that the revolutions were bourgeois and counter-revolutionary, as opposed to being rooted in legitimate grievances?

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I want to be a historian when I grow up. How do I achieve that?

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How did it work when ancient armies sold off civilians or conquered soldiers into slavery?

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How did Ancient Greece produce so many great thinkers?

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What was it like to be drafted into the German army, WW2?

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Were there any people in 999AD who knew the year was changing to 1000? Were there any celebrations or fear of it changing?	7
Would it be possible for 18th century ships-of-the-line to sail around Mediterranean with ease? Particularly around Greek, Turkish and Egyptian coasts? Would they be at risk of running aground or having no favourable wind and little maneuverability?	7
What were tourism and migration like for German civilians after the fall of France in 1940? Were German civilians allowed to visit or move to occupied France?	7
The socio-economics of Swiss mercenaries	7
The French cut the elevator cables of the Eiffel Tower prior to the German takeover of the city and they weren't fixed until after Paris was liberated. Why didn't the Germans bother fixing the elevator during all those years of occupation?	7
Regarding internal revolutions such as the Hungarian Revolution and Prague Spring, how seriously did East European politicians believe their own governments' official stances that the revolutions were bourgeois and counter-revolutionary, as opposed to being rooted in legitimate grievances?	7
I want to be a historian when I grow up. How do I achieve that?	7
How did it work when ancient armies sold off civilians or conquered soldiers into slavery?	7
How did Ancient Greece produce so many great thinkers?	7
What was it like to be drafted into the German army, WW2?	7