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Has a poor translation ever caused a war or other serious crisis?

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Has a mentally or physically handicapped person ever been the heir to a throne?

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Through what methods did ancient peoples learn foreign languages?

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Are there any records from the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, etc. that stayed behind in Continental Europe?

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Why did Austria become a powerful, independent German state while the other German states unified?

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How much actual control did the Mongols have over their empire?

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Why was France included with the UK, USSR, and US as WWII victors?

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Did Phoenicians circumnavigate Africa in the 6th/7th century BCE?

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Is it true that there have been 29 years free of war in all of human history?

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Were number systems written down before words and language?

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