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Remember saving Private Ryan. Do you think ordering several men on a mission of no strategic purpose for entirly sentimental reasons, would be out of character for the real General Marshall?

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Suppose you are a young (under 30) 13th century English Lord who's left home to fight in war. How likely is it that you'll actually take part in face to face combat on the battle field?

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is it just a coincidence that Yuri Gagarin in a full blooded Russian who grew up on a collectivist farm that was once taken over by the Nazis, or did the soviets deliberately pick someone with a good back story?

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did being physically tall help a medieval king get more respect?

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What motivated the Vikings to explore the northern Atlantic? They must have known any land they found was likely to be cold and baron?

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Why didn't the English become reliant on Potatos in the 18th century, like the Irish?

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Did the Romans believe that Northern Europeans were physically inferior to them? If "yes" in what ways?

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In Roman times the site of Troy was still inhabited, were the Romans aware it was the city (or at least in the same location as the city) described in the Iliad & the the Odyssey?

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who were the last people in Europe (let's say that does not include anywhere east of moscow), to stop living as (mostly) hunter gatherers?

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how much of the world were the Germans planning on taking when world war 1 started?

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Remember saving Private Ryan. Do you think ordering several men on a mission of no strategic purpose for entirly sentimental reasons, would be out of character for the real General Marshall?	58
Suppose you are a young (under 30) 13th century English Lord who's left home to fight in war. How likely is it that you'll actually take part in face to face combat on the battle field?	57
is it just a coincidence that Yuri Gagarin in a full blooded Russian who grew up on a collectivist farm that was once taken over by the Nazis, or did the soviets deliberately pick someone with a good back story?	57
did being physically tall help a medieval king get more respect?	57
What motivated the Vikings to explore the northern Atlantic? They must have known any land they found was likely to be cold and baron?	56
Why didn't the English become reliant on Potatos in the 18th century, like the Irish?	56
Did the Romans believe that Northern Europeans were physically inferior to them? If "yes" in what ways?	56
In Roman times the site of Troy was still inhabited, were the Romans aware it was the city (or at least in the same location as the city) described in the Iliad & the the Odyssey?	55
who were the last people in Europe (let's say that does not include anywhere east of moscow), to stop living as (mostly) hunter gatherers?	55
how much of the world were the Germans planning on taking when world war 1 started?	55