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Are you aware of a detailed written discussion or commentary of the semiotics in Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose; particularly of its Medieval theology?
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The Japanese used chemical weapons in WW2: What were they, where did they produce it and was there a moral debate about its legitimacy?
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I saw today a post about a 'serial killer' in Nazi Germany, Bruno Ludke, who has subsequently been found to probably be largely innocent. Were there serial killers active in Nazi Germany during the war, just as Andrei Chikatilo was in the Soviet Union?
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Benedict IX was supposed to be the worst behaved Pope ever (not once, but three times) but specifics regarding his behaviour seem scarce. What actual incidents do we know about?
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"We chose men who were most ready to go to their death. We were looking among the brave and the desperate... The tactics were suicide." Can you help with recognition?
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Why and when did traditional Christian Mass move from its original language of Aramaic into Greek and Latin?
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How did American society rationalise the actions of Timothy McVeigh, given that he was a military veteran and apparently erudite? Were his criticisms a problem for the government?
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How has the size of the United States of America's standing infantry army compared to the size of the armed populace throughout the history of the nation?
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