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What benefits did Lithuania receive from uniting with Poland in the Union of Lublin in 1569?

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Questions about college and careers in the field (meta)

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How did ancient roman soldiers differentiate between friends and enemies in battle?

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In his book 'Devil in the White City' Erik Larson mentions that, for the 1893 World's Fair, entire villages from around the world were brought to Chicago 'including their inhabitants' to be used as exhibits. Assuming this is true, what would have happened to those people at the end of the Fair?

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An article claims the Aztec Empire had an ‘industry of human sacrifice unlike any other in the world’. Is this true or an exaggeration?

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I'm a 19th Century white American factory worker who's lost his job in New York and has completed the five month trek with my family to Southern California for a new life. I've just arrived at the Pacific shoreline at midday with my wagon, immediately what do I do next?

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Who has been treated unfairly by history / popular memory?

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Why did the ethnic Bosnians of the Handshcar Waffen-SS unit wait until they were back in Germany to desert?

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Bodypile during a large medieval battle(Spoilers:GoT S6/ep9)

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Why did American propaganda during WWII not demonize the Germans like it had during WWI?

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What benefits did Lithuania receive from uniting with Poland in the Union of Lublin in 1569?	16
Questions about college and careers in the field (meta)	16
How did ancient roman soldiers differentiate between friends and enemies in battle?	16
In his book 'Devil in the White City' Erik Larson mentions that, for the 1893 World's Fair, entire villages from around the world were brought to Chicago 'including their inhabitants' to be used as exhibits. Assuming this is true, what would have happened to those people at the end of the Fair?	16
An article claims the Aztec Empire had an ‘industry of human sacrifice unlike any other in the world’. Is this true or an exaggeration?	16
I'm a 19th Century white American factory worker who's lost his job in New York and has completed the five month trek with my family to Southern California for a new life. I've just arrived at the Pacific shoreline at midday with my wagon, immediately what do I do next?	16
Who has been treated unfairly by history / popular memory?	16
Why did the ethnic Bosnians of the Handshcar Waffen-SS unit wait until they were back in Germany to desert?	16
Bodypile during a large medieval battle(Spoilers:GoT S6/ep9)	16
Why did American propaganda during WWII not demonize the Germans like it had during WWI?	16