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Why was the hand-in-waistcoat pose popular in the 18th and 19th century portraits (eg, Napoleon), and have there been other iconic poses throughout history?	18
Who, exactly, are the Founding Fathers?	18
Switzerland is a country of multiple people groups, the largest group is the German swiss but there are also Italian swiss and French swiss people in the country. Seeing as how France and Italy were at war during world war two, was there any animosity between these two groups in Switzerland?	18
What was religion like on pirate ships during the Golden Age of Piracy? Most of these sailors clearly came from Christian (or Muslim) backgrounds, and yet the influence of pagan faith is clear in nautical mythology and superstition. Just how "Christian" were these sailors and pirates, really?	18
How did physical training look like for new recruits during the Napoleonic era?	18
In the Nazi ethnic cleansing plan (Generalplan Ost) There was 100% removal of the latgalians, but 50% for the rest of Latvia why was latgalia treated so differently compared to rest of latvia?	18
The State of Virginia contains 38 of the 41 independent cities in the United States (the others being Baltimore, St. Louis, and Carson City.) Where did this difference in governance come from? Why is the rest of the country not structured in this way?	18
Has the USA public always been very vocal about their political allegiance? If not, what caused the change to the general society?	18
I'm a regular Jane in early 20th century middle America (let's say Milwaukee), when is the first time my local cinema shows anything in color?	18
What constituted the curriculum of the average medieval university?	18

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