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What is the origin of the “Witch Hat?” Were such hats ever a part of everyday wear, or were they created only for the trope?

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What distinguished the three French monarchist camps - the Bonapartists, the Orleanists, and the Legitimists - other than their candidate for the throne?

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What was the Crimean/Tartar slave trade? How did it relate to the nearby Arab slave trade?

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Did the king of Montenegro actually make it illegal not to own a pistol in 1910? If so, what impact did it have, both domestically and on Montenegro’s participation in WWI?

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How did German-speaking Swiss and the German unification movement view each other? What about Italian-Speaking Swiss and the Italian unification movement?

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How endemic was corruption in the late USSR? In what areas was it the most severe, and what steps were taken to address it?

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Monday Mysteries: Solving the Mystery

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Sergey Korolyov, head of the Soviet space program, was known only as "Chief Designer" during his lifetime, supposedly to protect him from American assassination attempts. How likely is it that the US was trying to assassinate him?

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Did Japanese suicide attacks in WWII have a precedent in the Russo-Japanese war or the conflicts surrounding the Meiji Restoration? Did allied commanders anticipate the attacks?

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An obscure question about an obscure war - steam traction in the 1870 Russo-Turkish War?

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What is the origin of the “Witch Hat?” Were such hats ever a part of everyday wear, or were they created only for the trope?	58
What distinguished the three French monarchist camps - the Bonapartists, the Orleanists, and the Legitimists - other than their candidate for the throne?	56
What was the Crimean/Tartar slave trade? How did it relate to the nearby Arab slave trade?	52
Did the king of Montenegro actually make it illegal not to own a pistol in 1910? If so, what impact did it have, both domestically and on Montenegro’s participation in WWI?	51
How did German-speaking Swiss and the German unification movement view each other? What about Italian-Speaking Swiss and the Italian unification movement?	50
How endemic was corruption in the late USSR? In what areas was it the most severe, and what steps were taken to address it?	47
Monday Mysteries: Solving the Mystery	46
Sergey Korolyov, head of the Soviet space program, was known only as "Chief Designer" during his lifetime, supposedly to protect him from American assassination attempts. How likely is it that the US was trying to assassinate him?	46
Did Japanese suicide attacks in WWII have a precedent in the Russo-Japanese war or the conflicts surrounding the Meiji Restoration? Did allied commanders anticipate the attacks?	45
An obscure question about an obscure war - steam traction in the 1870 Russo-Turkish War?	45