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1000 naked Rough Riders at the invasion of Cuba? When else have so many naked men been on the front line?

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Why did Britain have a pro-Serbian agenda at the start of the Bosnian war?

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How was the treatment of Helots by Sparta different than the treatment of slaves in the American South?

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Was the establishment of the NRA linked to the Ku Klux Klan being criminalized and deemed a terrorist organisation by the Civil Rights Act of 1871?

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Can I get a source for this reference to hallucinogenic 17th-century European werewolves??

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Who wrote, in 1530 CE, that the Sultan preferred Bosnian janissaries because they were "much bigger, more handsome and more able" than other Turks?

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Is the fasces representative of any functional item used by the Etruscans?

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Why was the Soviet IS-2 tank still in service until 1995?

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What is the best rebuttal to Justin McCarthy's work on the forced migration of Armenians during WWI?

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What's a good book on the conquistadors?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
1000 naked Rough Riders at the invasion of Cuba? When else have so many naked men been on the front line?	11
Why did Britain have a pro-Serbian agenda at the start of the Bosnian war?	10
How was the treatment of Helots by Sparta different than the treatment of slaves in the American South?	10
Was the establishment of the NRA linked to the Ku Klux Klan being criminalized and deemed a terrorist organisation by the Civil Rights Act of 1871?	9
Can I get a source for this reference to hallucinogenic 17th-century European werewolves??	9
Who wrote, in 1530 CE, that the Sultan preferred Bosnian janissaries because they were "much bigger, more handsome and more able" than other Turks?	9
Is the fasces representative of any functional item used by the Etruscans?	9
Why was the Soviet IS-2 tank still in service until 1995?	8
What is the best rebuttal to Justin McCarthy's work on the forced migration of Armenians during WWI?	8
What's a good book on the conquistadors?	8