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What do we know about Shakespeare's personality? Do we have any accounts from people that interacted with him that shed some light on this issue?

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What was the legal system like in Nazi Germany? What would the proceedings in your average civil case look like? I know the People's Court was notorious for its show trials, but was procedure more normalized for non-political cases?

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What are some of the earliest court/trial transcripts we have a record of? Do we have transcripts of proceedings from Ancient Egypt, Sumer, or Rome? How about any from medieval Europe?

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What was the Green Army in the Russian Civil War and what were they fighting for?

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I was reading about Pope Francis today, and it made me curious: what do we know about his namesake Francis of Assisi? How was St. Francis perceived in his own time? What historical facts do we know about St. Francis?

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What was the siege of Vicksburg like for the civilian population of the city?

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Did the Soviets ever develop their own version of ARPANET?

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I live in 12th century England, my neighbor's cattle have just trampled some of my crops, and I want to sue. What does the process look like? What law does the judge use to decide the case?

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I just finished watching "Pirates of Silicon Valley" and I want to know some more about Xerox's PARC labs and the relationship to Apple?

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How did English common law originate?

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What do we know about Shakespeare's personality? Do we have any accounts from people that interacted with him that shed some light on this issue?	747
What was the legal system like in Nazi Germany? What would the proceedings in your average civil case look like? I know the People's Court was notorious for its show trials, but was procedure more normalized for non-political cases?	344
What are some of the earliest court/trial transcripts we have a record of? Do we have transcripts of proceedings from Ancient Egypt, Sumer, or Rome? How about any from medieval Europe?	54
What was the Green Army in the Russian Civil War and what were they fighting for?	30
I was reading about Pope Francis today, and it made me curious: what do we know about his namesake Francis of Assisi? How was St. Francis perceived in his own time? What historical facts do we know about St. Francis?	18
What was the siege of Vicksburg like for the civilian population of the city?	17
Did the Soviets ever develop their own version of ARPANET?	12
I live in 12th century England, my neighbor's cattle have just trampled some of my crops, and I want to sue. What does the process look like? What law does the judge use to decide the case?	5
I just finished watching "Pirates of Silicon Valley" and I want to know some more about Xerox's PARC labs and the relationship to Apple?	5
How did English common law originate?	4