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Consensus on Historicism?

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Ancient battles were very close and personal fighting. Bodily fluids were everywhere. Are there any accounts of an increase in the number of soldiers getting diseases after a battle compared to the rest of a campaign?

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Is there a photo backing up the claim that the crew of the USS Columbia flew a Confederate Ensign alongside the Navy Ensign?

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We are aware of the extent of Hinduism all the way towards Indonesia and Phillipines in the past. Why didn't Hinduism reach Persia, Central Asia or the Arabian peninsula in a similar manner?

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Was Churchill responsible or partly responsible for the Bengal famine?

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Why was Napoleon Bonaparte able to gain so much support so quickly after coming back from his first exile?

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Accents in the United States

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Why did British settlers leave Kenya after its independence, as opposed to South Africa or Rhodesia?

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Why during WW1 and WW2 there were hardly any battleship engagements?

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What types of "scary ghost stories" (like in "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year") did people tell at Christmas? Were they all moralistic like "A Christmas Carol" or were there religious, local color, salacious, pre-Christian, or just creepy options?

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Consensus on Historicism?	19
Ancient battles were very close and personal fighting. Bodily fluids were everywhere. Are there any accounts of an increase in the number of soldiers getting diseases after a battle compared to the rest of a campaign?	19
Is there a photo backing up the claim that the crew of the USS Columbia flew a Confederate Ensign alongside the Navy Ensign?	19
We are aware of the extent of Hinduism all the way towards Indonesia and Phillipines in the past. Why didn't Hinduism reach Persia, Central Asia or the Arabian peninsula in a similar manner?	19
Was Churchill responsible or partly responsible for the Bengal famine?	19
Why was Napoleon Bonaparte able to gain so much support so quickly after coming back from his first exile?	19
Accents in the United States	19
Why did British settlers leave Kenya after its independence, as opposed to South Africa or Rhodesia?	19
Why during WW1 and WW2 there were hardly any battleship engagements?	19
What types of "scary ghost stories" (like in "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year") did people tell at Christmas? Were they all moralistic like "A Christmas Carol" or were there religious, local color, salacious, pre-Christian, or just creepy options?	19