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Principalities vs Kingdoms: What was to stop a Welsh or Monegasque (or any other) prince from declaring themselves a king?
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In a Chappelle's Show sketch, American "troubled teens" are sent to a "boot camp" run by Nelson Mandela. What were the uMkhonto we Sizwe's reputations for discipline and brutality? Did Mandela have a role in combat training? Were Mandela's views on recreational marijuana use known?
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Night Witches: What was the accessibility of aviation to women in the USSR, prior to WWII? Were the ground crews also already trained mechanics, like their pilot counterparts?
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Why did the tobacco industry become so involved in motorsport? The first non-automotive sponsored livery (at least in Formula One) was the 1968 Gold Leaf Lotus and tobacco companies have practically (or even by name, as in the case of British American Racing) owned and run teams.
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How did Elsie MacGill come to be known as the first female aeronautical engineer? Can that realistically be proven or disproven?
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Arkansan musician Levon Helm (b. 1940) took Ontarian bandmate Robbie Robertson (b. 1943) to the library, when the latter wrote "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "...to make sure he gave Robert Lee his due" (paraphrased) - What would they each have learned about the American Civil War in school?
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What did Havel's Greengrocer mean to the original readers? Were greengrocers "workers" in communist countries, or was that a privileged position, with Havel's greengrocer condescending to the true proletariat passerby?
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day, as some people know September 26th. What training did Petrov and his peers receive on interpreting missile warnings? Did the way he did/didn't report the false alarm violate SADF regulations?
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What army made best use of bicycle infantry in WWII? I know it was an important part of the Japanese invasions of China and British Malaya, but I don't know how that compares to uses elsewhere.
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