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Were the first guys up the ladder when attacking city walls and castles the best fighters or cannon fodder?

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How common was genital shaving before modern times in Europe? Can we see any West-East difference regarding this?

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How did the legal system in the Soviet Union handle regular (non-political) crimes?

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Why did The Europeans move into The Americas before conquering African land which was closer to homeland?

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What's the origin of saying "there, there" to people who seem upset? It seems a strange thing to say. Any history to it?

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Did Western nations know of the atrocities occurring in China under Mao's rule such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?

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Angkor was one of the most populous cities in history. What would it have looked like? Was it more of a sprawl, or was it urbanized?

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Why does the world call Germany "Germany" if the Germans refer to their country as "Deutschland"?

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To what degree could common-folk from the 1700s/1800s understand the dialect of upper-class leaders?

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Did the Nazis actually set up an observatory on the Island of Rugen to spy on the British, believing the curvature of the Earth was negative?

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Were the first guys up the ladder when attacking city walls and castles the best fighters or cannon fodder?	60
How common was genital shaving before modern times in Europe? Can we see any West-East difference regarding this?	60
How did the legal system in the Soviet Union handle regular (non-political) crimes?	60
Why did The Europeans move into The Americas before conquering African land which was closer to homeland?	60
What's the origin of saying "there, there" to people who seem upset? It seems a strange thing to say. Any history to it?	60
Did Western nations know of the atrocities occurring in China under Mao's rule such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?	60
Angkor was one of the most populous cities in history. What would it have looked like? Was it more of a sprawl, or was it urbanized?	60
Why does the world call Germany "Germany" if the Germans refer to their country as "Deutschland"?	60
To what degree could common-folk from the 1700s/1800s understand the dialect of upper-class leaders?	60
Did the Nazis actually set up an observatory on the Island of Rugen to spy on the British, believing the curvature of the Earth was negative?	60