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This 1944 OSS spy training film about undercover work implies that small details, such as the way one ties a knot when tying down a boat, can blow a spy's cover. Is this true, and are there any examples of World War II spies having their cover blown this way?

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It's the early 1800s in the U.S., and a successful plantation owner wants to take a break from work. Where would he go, and what would he do?

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In the United States during the 1800s, did "mainstream" abolitionists still believe that whites were superior to blacks?

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During the Revolutionary War, did the British military have a policy or code of conduct for soldiers who encountered non-combatants?

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Did the framers of the U.S. Constitution discuss the possibility of addressing slavery in the document? If so, what were the prominent points of view, and what was the reasoning behind them?

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In the WWI game Battlefield 1, a French soldier says that some soldiers got fish by throwing hand grenades into ponds. Is this true?

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Why was World War I deemed, "The War to End All Wars" as opposed to any other war?

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I've heard from at least two high-school teachers that a significant amount of American soldiers in World War II never fired their weapons. Is this true? If so, how did the military address this reluctance to fire their weapons?

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How did the White House earn such a mundane name?

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It's the pre-Civil War South in the U.S., and a plantation owner's slave dies. How is this handled?

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This 1944 OSS spy training film about undercover work implies that small details, such as the way one ties a knot when tying down a boat, can blow a spy's cover. Is this true, and are there any examples of World War II spies having their cover blown this way?	294
It's the early 1800s in the U.S., and a successful plantation owner wants to take a break from work. Where would he go, and what would he do?	43
In the United States during the 1800s, did "mainstream" abolitionists still believe that whites were superior to blacks?	32
During the Revolutionary War, did the British military have a policy or code of conduct for soldiers who encountered non-combatants?	10
Did the framers of the U.S. Constitution discuss the possibility of addressing slavery in the document? If so, what were the prominent points of view, and what was the reasoning behind them?	8
In the WWI game Battlefield 1, a French soldier says that some soldiers got fish by throwing hand grenades into ponds. Is this true?	6
Why was World War I deemed, "The War to End All Wars" as opposed to any other war?	3
I've heard from at least two high-school teachers that a significant amount of American soldiers in World War II never fired their weapons. Is this true? If so, how did the military address this reluctance to fire their weapons?	3
How did the White House earn such a mundane name?	3
It's the pre-Civil War South in the U.S., and a plantation owner's slave dies. How is this handled?	2