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In Franz Kafka's novels, landlords have a servile, humble, and almost obsequious relationship with their powerful, demanding, and temperamental tenants. Is this realistic for early 20th century central Europe? When did this relationship begin to change?

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How physically fit were soldiers of antiquity? What was their training like? For that matter, how fit were average people?

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Brian Boru famously united the tribes of Ireland against Norse invasion in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. Did this lead to a greater pan-Celtic sentiment? Did England's invasions into Scotland and Ireland inspire a sentiment of Celtic unity?

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What did contemporary Enlightenment thinkers think of the US Constitution?

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Since the Chemical Weapons Convention wasn't signed until 1993, why weren't chemical and biological weapons used by the incredibly desperate Axis powers in WWII?

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Did any of the founding fathers of the United States interact directly with Emperor Napoleon of France?

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Have populist secessionist movements been popular/ cyclical since the since the end of the American Civil War?

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In Franz Kafka's novels, landlords have a servile, humble, and almost obsequious relationship with their powerful, demanding, and temperamental tenants. Is this realistic for early 20th century central Europe? When did this relationship begin to change?	147
How physically fit were soldiers of antiquity? What was their training like? For that matter, how fit were average people?	47
Brian Boru famously united the tribes of Ireland against Norse invasion in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. Did this lead to a greater pan-Celtic sentiment? Did England's invasions into Scotland and Ireland inspire a sentiment of Celtic unity?	26
What did contemporary Enlightenment thinkers think of the US Constitution?	23
Since the Chemical Weapons Convention wasn't signed until 1993, why weren't chemical and biological weapons used by the incredibly desperate Axis powers in WWII?	9
Did any of the founding fathers of the United States interact directly with Emperor Napoleon of France?	5
Have populist secessionist movements been popular/ cyclical since the since the end of the American Civil War?	2