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I've read that the indigenous people of the Canary Islands didn't know how to sail between them when the Spaniards arrived. Then, how did they get there?

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In his famous rant in the movie 'The Downfall', Hitler calls the generals 'cowards without honour', accuses them of obstructing his plans and regrets not having executed all the high rank officers like Stalin did. Was there such a tension between Hitler and the German High Command in real life?

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Did ancient Romans have celebrities?

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Was the training of US marines as brutal as it's depicted in 'Full metal jacket' during the 60s?

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Is it true that at the very moment the Turks were taking Constantinople, the Byzantine Senate was meeting and debating the sex of angels? Or is this a legend?

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When I see paintings of the Spanish Tercios and other Renaissance armies, they all represent the soldiers using muskets, cannons, but also spears and swords. How did these two types of weaponry combine? Didn't the gunpowder nullify the blades? Did they use blades just to "show off"?

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I've read that the Romans had fast food. As they didn't have plastic, what did they use to transport it?

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Were the Celts and the Germanic peoples related or part of the same group?

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What was the role of France in the coup against Thomas Shankara's Government in Burkina Faso, and why was on the interest of France to intervene there?

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I've read that China's Paramount Leader Xi Jinping was harassed by a crowd when he was a kid (1960s) and his mother was one of the harassers. How come? Was she forced to do so or was she brainwashed? Were this kind of events common in China during Xi's childhood time?

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I've read that the indigenous people of the Canary Islands didn't know how to sail between them when the Spaniards arrived. Then, how did they get there?	43
In his famous rant in the movie 'The Downfall', Hitler calls the generals 'cowards without honour', accuses them of obstructing his plans and regrets not having executed all the high rank officers like Stalin did. Was there such a tension between Hitler and the German High Command in real life?	36
Did ancient Romans have celebrities?	30
Was the training of US marines as brutal as it's depicted in 'Full metal jacket' during the 60s?	22
Is it true that at the very moment the Turks were taking Constantinople, the Byzantine Senate was meeting and debating the sex of angels? Or is this a legend?	13
When I see paintings of the Spanish Tercios and other Renaissance armies, they all represent the soldiers using muskets, cannons, but also spears and swords. How did these two types of weaponry combine? Didn't the gunpowder nullify the blades? Did they use blades just to "show off"?	11
I've read that the Romans had fast food. As they didn't have plastic, what did they use to transport it?	11
Were the Celts and the Germanic peoples related or part of the same group?	9
What was the role of France in the coup against Thomas Shankara's Government in Burkina Faso, and why was on the interest of France to intervene there?	8
I've read that China's Paramount Leader Xi Jinping was harassed by a crowd when he was a kid (1960s) and his mother was one of the harassers. How come? Was she forced to do so or was she brainwashed? Were this kind of events common in China during Xi's childhood time?	8