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How did the Roman Legions deal with left handed people?

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Why were the Byzantines able to hold off the Muslims for 800 years but the Persians got conquered by the Muslims in just 20 years?

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A well known 3D artist disappeared to preach historical "Ante Nicene" Christianity causing arguments among Christians over the Ante Nicene period of Christian history. What is the difference between this Christianity and the modern one? Why is the Ante Nicene period controversial?

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When/how did early astronomers figure out that some stars twinkling in the sky are planets and others are actually massive balls of gas/plasma giving off light, similar to our own sun?

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Alfred the Great is widely regarded as being one of the best kings of England (technically king of the English not England I know), so why have no more English kings been called Alfred?

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How accurate are the popular claims about the American merchant and eccentric Timothy Dexter?

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Why did the White supremacist group Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging and the African majority Bophuthatswana Bantustan fight on the same side during the Bophuthatswana crisis?

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What was Roman North Africa like?

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In 193, the Praetorian Guard auctioned off the position of Emperor. Are there any other examples in history of individuals "buying" the position of King/Emperor, or buying territory that was subsequently recognized as an independent polity lead by said buyer?

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Before the wall fell in East Germany, how common was it for West Germans to visit Berlin?

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How did the Roman Legions deal with left handed people?	18
Why were the Byzantines able to hold off the Muslims for 800 years but the Persians got conquered by the Muslims in just 20 years?	18
A well known 3D artist disappeared to preach historical "Ante Nicene" Christianity causing arguments among Christians over the Ante Nicene period of Christian history. What is the difference between this Christianity and the modern one? Why is the Ante Nicene period controversial?	18
When/how did early astronomers figure out that some stars twinkling in the sky are planets and others are actually massive balls of gas/plasma giving off light, similar to our own sun?	18
Alfred the Great is widely regarded as being one of the best kings of England (technically king of the English not England I know), so why have no more English kings been called Alfred?	18
How accurate are the popular claims about the American merchant and eccentric Timothy Dexter?	18
Why did the White supremacist group Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging and the African majority Bophuthatswana Bantustan fight on the same side during the Bophuthatswana crisis?	18
What was Roman North Africa like?	18
In 193, the Praetorian Guard auctioned off the position of Emperor. Are there any other examples in history of individuals "buying" the position of King/Emperor, or buying territory that was subsequently recognized as an independent polity lead by said buyer?	18
Before the wall fell in East Germany, how common was it for West Germans to visit Berlin?	18