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Did those huge empires that were +2000 years ago govern much at all of their claimed land?

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How Did Upper-Class Victorians Stay in Shape?

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How was the new German flag received by Germans in 1935?

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Was there a clear cultural/political difference between the thirteen colonies of America and the British colonies in Canada before the revolutionary war? Or was "Canada" simply the group of colonies that didn't rebel?

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Around what time did decapitation as a method of execution fall out of favor for most of the world and why?

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In a lot of fiction based on the Napoleonic Era British sailors often say they spot a French or Spanish ship by the "cut of her jib" or "cut of her sails." Just how different were the French sails cuts from British sail cuts and when did this difference become apparent on their warships?

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Did the Egyptians actually have Jewish slaves?

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How did the Merovingian kings, so powerful under Clovis, become so irrelevant as to be overshadowed by the Mayor of the Palace?

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Was the Sikh Empire noticeably "nicer" than contemporary Indian states?

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Is the French suppression of minority languages like Occitan an example of cultural genocide?

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Did those huge empires that were +2000 years ago govern much at all of their claimed land?	146
How Did Upper-Class Victorians Stay in Shape?	146
How was the new German flag received by Germans in 1935?	146
Was there a clear cultural/political difference between the thirteen colonies of America and the British colonies in Canada before the revolutionary war? Or was "Canada" simply the group of colonies that didn't rebel?	146
Around what time did decapitation as a method of execution fall out of favor for most of the world and why?	145
In a lot of fiction based on the Napoleonic Era British sailors often say they spot a French or Spanish ship by the "cut of her jib" or "cut of her sails." Just how different were the French sails cuts from British sail cuts and when did this difference become apparent on their warships?	145
Did the Egyptians actually have Jewish slaves?	145
How did the Merovingian kings, so powerful under Clovis, become so irrelevant as to be overshadowed by the Mayor of the Palace?	145
Was the Sikh Empire noticeably "nicer" than contemporary Indian states?	145
Is the French suppression of minority languages like Occitan an example of cultural genocide?	145