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Did Vikings raids have any strategies or tactics involved or were they just a mad rush into populated seaside areas?

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Prior to Jack The Ripper, were there other earlier serial killers that taunted the police department and engaged with the press?

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Are there examples of communist nations instituting a great leap forward style plan to modernize their respective countries that did not result in staggering human cost?

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What was the public reaction of the Romans to the sack of Rome in 410 by the Visigoths?

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could someone explain the conditions that allowed gothic horror to emerge as a massively influential sub-genre in 19th century?

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Prior to the acceptance of Christianity, was there ever any attempts to either abolish the gladiatorial games in the Roman empire or make them more humane?

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Was Charles Darwin himself ever personally negatively affected by any kind of backlash to his discovery of evolution?

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Prior to the widespread adoption of the Prussian model of schooling, what were some other proposed systems of public schooling?

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Why did it take until the 19th century for Italy and Germany to unify the surrounding region into their respective nations?

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Why were matriarchal societies far less common than patriarchal societies?

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Did Vikings raids have any strategies or tactics involved or were they just a mad rush into populated seaside areas?	1
Prior to Jack The Ripper, were there other earlier serial killers that taunted the police department and engaged with the press?	1
Are there examples of communist nations instituting a great leap forward style plan to modernize their respective countries that did not result in staggering human cost?	1
What was the public reaction of the Romans to the sack of Rome in 410 by the Visigoths?	1
could someone explain the conditions that allowed gothic horror to emerge as a massively influential sub-genre in 19th century?	1
Prior to the acceptance of Christianity, was there ever any attempts to either abolish the gladiatorial games in the Roman empire or make them more humane?	1
Was Charles Darwin himself ever personally negatively affected by any kind of backlash to his discovery of evolution?	1
Prior to the widespread adoption of the Prussian model of schooling, what were some other proposed systems of public schooling?	1
Why did it take until the 19th century for Italy and Germany to unify the surrounding region into their respective nations?	1
Why were matriarchal societies far less common than patriarchal societies?	1