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Can anyone shed light on 18th Century Italian painter Stefano Amigoli?

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What do movies about the wild west get wrong?

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How were WWII paratroopers chosen and trained? Axis and Allied answers both welcome.

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Civil protection in Berlin 1962: What was done to protect the people and what was made up?

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When did the concept of Planning Permission over new buildings or rennovations ruled over by local government/council rather than property owners first start?

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At what point does something become history?

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How did the Holy Roman Empire collapse?

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Following the American war for independence, were there any movements or proposals to change the names of any individual states?

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The centripetal spring ("leaning-back") office chair seems to have been invented by an American in 1849. It has been claimed that it didn't take off immediately because of purported "Victorian" ideas about it being "too comfortable". How true is this?

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Are there instances where, what we call, "Planned obsolescence" was used - before the 1800's?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can anyone shed light on 18th Century Italian painter Stefano Amigoli?	4
What do movies about the wild west get wrong?	4
How were WWII paratroopers chosen and trained? Axis and Allied answers both welcome.	4
Civil protection in Berlin 1962: What was done to protect the people and what was made up?	4
When did the concept of Planning Permission over new buildings or rennovations ruled over by local government/council rather than property owners first start?	4
At what point does something become history?	4
How did the Holy Roman Empire collapse?	4
Following the American war for independence, were there any movements or proposals to change the names of any individual states?	4
The centripetal spring ("leaning-back") office chair seems to have been invented by an American in 1849. It has been claimed that it didn't take off immediately because of purported "Victorian" ideas about it being "too comfortable". How true is this?	4
Are there instances where, what we call, "Planned obsolescence" was used - before the 1800's?	4