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Did the Roman military have anything like an R&D department for developing new technology, weapons, or equipment?

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What were the British government's long term plans for the Thirteen Colonies?

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In WWII, did POWs get backpay for their time in captivity?

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I read once that several villages in Europe whose population had been wiped out by the Black Death were rediscovered in WWII due to air recon photos. Were these villages ever excavated or examined?

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[WP] "I don't know why people think organs are so scary. I've lived in my mansion with one for 427 years and nothing creepy has ever happened here in all the time I have been playing it." "Yeah, I guess you're r--- Wait, how long have you been playing?"

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Were there ever British plans to reconquer the United States after the revolution?

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[WP] When the zombie apocalypse hits, you have to make do with what you have. Lucky for the good people of Fairfax County, the annual Spud Gun competition was on when the word spread. Spud guns, moonshine, and zombies oh my.

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The phrase 'dimensions' is used in science fiction all the time as another plane of existence; what does theoretical physics say about dimensions and whether they exist or in what terms the word 'dimension' is used for in science?

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What is taught about Stalin in Russia?

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After the Second World War, how did they deal with the larger number of higher ranked personnel for military personnel who wanted to stay in the demobilized armed forces?

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Did the Roman military have anything like an R&D department for developing new technology, weapons, or equipment?	2920	AskHistorians
What were the British government's long term plans for the Thirteen Colonies?	1396	AskHistorians
In WWII, did POWs get backpay for their time in captivity?	412	AskHistorians
I read once that several villages in Europe whose population had been wiped out by the Black Death were rediscovered in WWII due to air recon photos. Were these villages ever excavated or examined?	328	AskHistorians
[WP] "I don't know why people think organs are so scary. I've lived in my mansion with one for 427 years and nothing creepy has ever happened here in all the time I have been playing it." "Yeah, I guess you're r--- Wait, how long have you been playing?"	328	WritingPrompts
Were there ever British plans to reconquer the United States after the revolution?	309	AskHistorians
[WP] When the zombie apocalypse hits, you have to make do with what you have. Lucky for the good people of Fairfax County, the annual Spud Gun competition was on when the word spread. Spud guns, moonshine, and zombies oh my.	289	WritingPrompts
The phrase 'dimensions' is used in science fiction all the time as another plane of existence; what does theoretical physics say about dimensions and whether they exist or in what terms the word 'dimension' is used for in science?	277	askscience
What is taught about Stalin in Russia?	274	AskHistorians
After the Second World War, how did they deal with the larger number of higher ranked personnel for military personnel who wanted to stay in the demobilized armed forces?	243	AskHistorians