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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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What was the most recent personal union in European monarchies?

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Are there any indigenous tribes of white people?

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Did China or any other great civilization in Antiquity ever build anything like the Colosseum or the Hippodrome?

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Why (and when) did people decide to "set " the 00:00 hour at midnight? (Instead of setting it at the beginning of the day, which seems like the intuitive thing to do)

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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
What was the most recent personal union in European monarchies?	48
Are there any indigenous tribes of white people?	48
Did China or any other great civilization in Antiquity ever build anything like the Colosseum or the Hippodrome?	48
Why (and when) did people decide to "set " the 00:00 hour at midnight? (Instead of setting it at the beginning of the day, which seems like the intuitive thing to do)	48