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Robert Jordan described the Aiel society of his Wheel of Time books as having their history based on the Cheyenne - (spoilers for WoT) - in that they were pacifists driven off their land and forced to become warriors. Is that an accurate description of Cheyenne history?
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In Fiddler on the Roof the arrival of the village's first sewing machine is a big deal. Is that accurate to the time-period? Was the first sewing machine in town really cause for such excitement (in rural villages wherever)?
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In the manga Vagabond, set in early Edo period Japan, a character argues with a Catholic priest over whether his mother is in Hell. Would Catholic missionaries actually preach that a peoples' ancestors were in Hell?
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Duels between champions prior to a battle show up a lot in Chinese movies and media. Were such duels a feature of real antique and medieval Chinese warfare?
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What's the history of Irish-American donations to the IRA? Were Americans making contributions to the IRA during the Troubles?
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How did Buddhism go from being about a monk's journey to enlightenment to a popular religion? That is, what process made non-monks identify as 'Buddhists' and what was early relationship between the monastic community and non-monastic Buddhists like? What brought them to the monasteries?
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Were nobles in the Austro-Hungarian empire limited to the number of horses they could use to draw a carriage by rank? And what rank would a 6-horse carriage imply?
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