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To what extent is it true that "the Arabs invented the number zero"?

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What was the efficacy rate of bird-based mail systems?

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Are there any historical villains who are "just misunderstood", or were at least more complicated than they appeared on the surface?

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Kind of a meta-history question: Is it true that China has a very different relationship to their own history compared to "the West"?

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What was the purpose, if any, of this kind of building design in pre-modern architecture?

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What was the legal system (civil, not criminal) like during the period/geography of your expertise? Hypothetical below.

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If Donald Trump becomes president, will he be the first president to have bragged about his penis size at a campaign event?

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Trump has "fake news", Bush had "revisionist history"; what other catchy slogans have presidents come up with for 'stuff I don't want to hear'?

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To what extent were African-American slaves drawn to British armies during the American Revolution? How were they utilized?

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How, after several years of economic depression, hyperinflation, and revolution was France able to pay for a series of offensive wars? How was the population convinced (if at all)?

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To what extent is it true that "the Arabs invented the number zero"?	14
What was the efficacy rate of bird-based mail systems?	11
Are there any historical villains who are "just misunderstood", or were at least more complicated than they appeared on the surface?	10
Kind of a meta-history question: Is it true that China has a very different relationship to their own history compared to "the West"?	7
What was the purpose, if any, of this kind of building design in pre-modern architecture?	5
What was the legal system (civil, not criminal) like during the period/geography of your expertise? Hypothetical below.	2
If Donald Trump becomes president, will he be the first president to have bragged about his penis size at a campaign event?	2
Trump has "fake news", Bush had "revisionist history"; what other catchy slogans have presidents come up with for 'stuff I don't want to hear'?	2
To what extent were African-American slaves drawn to British armies during the American Revolution? How were they utilized?	1
How, after several years of economic depression, hyperinflation, and revolution was France able to pay for a series of offensive wars? How was the population convinced (if at all)?	1