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Why did the US Government abandon the US Army Camel Corps program when by all accounts the animals out performed mules in every way and the army suggested the purchase of a 1000 new animals?

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The collapse of Yugoslavia is described as inevitable but its creation was extremely popular post-WWI; What caused the decline of Yugoslavian Nationalism for regional/ethnic nationalism?

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The Hobbit and Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs both came out in 1937; How familiar would the general public have been to these little bearded craftsmen before then?

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The Soviet Union had a number of “propaganda villages”. How did someone get chosen to live there and how productive were they? Were they keystones of the economy or purely a facade supported by other towns?

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How did Medieval cities deal with large snowfall?

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How did trains become a major component to the Christmas aesthetic?

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How Educated would a medieval King like Edward III be of Roman history and Military Strategy?

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The medieval world burned a lot of firewood, Was there a system for carpenters and woodsmen to save trees perfect for engineering and construction from ending up in a peasant’s hearth?

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How did Kievan Rus and other far Eastern European Medieval States govern such vast territories? Maps show them to be several times larger than the HRE.

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How, if at all, did West and East Germany observe the centennial of German unification in 1971? It had to be a pretty awkward situation.

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Why did the US Government abandon the US Army Camel Corps program when by all accounts the animals out performed mules in every way and the army suggested the purchase of a 1000 new animals?	3010
The collapse of Yugoslavia is described as inevitable but its creation was extremely popular post-WWI; What caused the decline of Yugoslavian Nationalism for regional/ethnic nationalism?	2361
The Hobbit and Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs both came out in 1937; How familiar would the general public have been to these little bearded craftsmen before then?	2085
The Soviet Union had a number of “propaganda villages”. How did someone get chosen to live there and how productive were they? Were they keystones of the economy or purely a facade supported by other towns?	431
How did Medieval cities deal with large snowfall?	387
How did trains become a major component to the Christmas aesthetic?	232
How Educated would a medieval King like Edward III be of Roman history and Military Strategy?	174
The medieval world burned a lot of firewood, Was there a system for carpenters and woodsmen to save trees perfect for engineering and construction from ending up in a peasant’s hearth?	172
How did Kievan Rus and other far Eastern European Medieval States govern such vast territories? Maps show them to be several times larger than the HRE.	149
How, if at all, did West and East Germany observe the centennial of German unification in 1971? It had to be a pretty awkward situation.	133