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Why do police officers (and related professions like security guards, corrections officers, etc...) wear star-shaped badges?

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What were the economic consequences in years to come after Titanic sunk?

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How has heterochromia been viewed throughout history? Was it ever connected to the religous/spiritual sides of any cultures?

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How would a citizen of Rome experience the fall of its Empire?

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When boxing was re-invented, why did they leave out kicks and grappling? Some other questions about boxing.

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How reliable are ancient chinese historians?

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In a scene on HBO's "Rome," a character is shown carving a metal sheet as she recites a curse. What is this ritual, and is it historically accurate?

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Which is a "good" (historically accurate, unbiased, well researched, extensive etc.) biography of Muhammad?

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How common was violence against peasants in the Middle Ages? Is it exaggerated in novels and films?

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Although it's widely condemned now, to what extent (if any) was the Chilean coup of 1973 justifiable? Specifically, is there any evidence that the country was sliding into a communist dictatorship, like for example Czechoslovakia after electing a communist minority government in 1946?

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Why do police officers (and related professions like security guards, corrections officers, etc...) wear star-shaped badges?	48
What were the economic consequences in years to come after Titanic sunk?	48
How has heterochromia been viewed throughout history? Was it ever connected to the religous/spiritual sides of any cultures?	48
How would a citizen of Rome experience the fall of its Empire?	48
When boxing was re-invented, why did they leave out kicks and grappling? Some other questions about boxing.	48
How reliable are ancient chinese historians?	48
In a scene on HBO's "Rome," a character is shown carving a metal sheet as she recites a curse. What is this ritual, and is it historically accurate?	48
Which is a "good" (historically accurate, unbiased, well researched, extensive etc.) biography of Muhammad?	48
How common was violence against peasants in the Middle Ages? Is it exaggerated in novels and films?	48
Although it's widely condemned now, to what extent (if any) was the Chilean coup of 1973 justifiable? Specifically, is there any evidence that the country was sliding into a communist dictatorship, like for example Czechoslovakia after electing a communist minority government in 1946?	48