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Do Native Americans who didn't have direct contact with the early Spanish explorers have oral history about the introduction of horses? Where did they think they came from?
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Did Ethiopians know much about the state of Christendom outside East Africa before regular contact with Portugal was established?
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The Battle of Vienna occurred much later (1683) than I imagined. Were European Christian nations panicky at such a large non-Christian empire at their doorsteps, or was it a normal country to them, or even some kind of paper tiger?
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Exotic animals were often exchanged as gifts during pre-modern diplomatic missions. Are there any cases of breeding populations establishing themselves far from home as a result of this and surviving to today?
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Why didn't the overthrow and regicide of Charles I prompt massive retaliation from other monarchs the way Louis XVI's did?
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Did expecting mothers feel differently about their circumstances before the advent of modern obstetrics and the corresponding decrease in maternal and infant mortality?
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Why did the national appellation 'Burgundy' sneak its way up from the coast of the Mediterranean to the coast of the North Sea?
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In the past I've heard it said that the French Revolutionary Wars were fought between free citizens fighting for themselves (France) and terrified serfs (everyone else). How accurate is this description of relative morale and faith in the war aims held by the common soldier?
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