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In medieval feudalism, if you have a baron who's vassal to an earl, and the earl is vassal to a duke, does the duke have any authority over the baron?

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In "The Hunt for Red October," Soviet Captain Marko Ramius tells Jack Ryan that he read Ryan's book about Admiral Halsey and that Ryan's conclusions were "all wrong;" that "Halsey acted stupidly." Is Halsey a controversial commander in naval history? And if so, why?

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How did ancient people like the Romans reconcile their own morality with the ones exhibited by their own Gods? Such as with adultery, rape and incest? NSFW

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George Bush campaigned on "compassionate conservatism." What did Americans in 2000 think that meant?

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Why was Switzerland not punished after WWII ended for buying gold from the Nazis?

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How accurate was Mitchell and Webb's Doenitz sketch?

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Why was Japan spared from european colonization?

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What was the dominant protein for the Ottoman army, circa 1453?

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I know why the inter-war Germany was called 'Weimar Republic', but who started using that term? And when? And did it have a positive/negative connotation?

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When did fingernail cutting become a common activity?

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In medieval feudalism, if you have a baron who's vassal to an earl, and the earl is vassal to a duke, does the duke have any authority over the baron?	34
In "The Hunt for Red October," Soviet Captain Marko Ramius tells Jack Ryan that he read Ryan's book about Admiral Halsey and that Ryan's conclusions were "all wrong;" that "Halsey acted stupidly." Is Halsey a controversial commander in naval history? And if so, why?	34
How did ancient people like the Romans reconcile their own morality with the ones exhibited by their own Gods? Such as with adultery, rape and incest? NSFW	34
George Bush campaigned on "compassionate conservatism." What did Americans in 2000 think that meant?	34
Why was Switzerland not punished after WWII ended for buying gold from the Nazis?	34
How accurate was Mitchell and Webb's Doenitz sketch?	34
Why was Japan spared from european colonization?	34
What was the dominant protein for the Ottoman army, circa 1453?	34
I know why the inter-war Germany was called 'Weimar Republic', but who started using that term? And when? And did it have a positive/negative connotation?	34
When did fingernail cutting become a common activity?	34