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How did the different republics of the USSR interact with each other?

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Why were Germans recruited for the Praetorian Guard in the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula?

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Military historians, can you explain why infantry forming square (or other similar defensive formations such as the Roman "turtle") were effective at protecting infantry against cavalry charges before advent of the machine gun?

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There is historical evidence of Anglo-Saxons going into exile in the Byzantine Empire after 1066, is there a similar account of refugees from Minoan Crete fleeing somewhere after the Minoan Eruption and Mycenean invasion in 1650s BC?

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Like Moby Dick, in the past 200 years have there been lost composers whose works have been discovered/rediscovered to modern acclaim?

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What defensive plans did the German's have in 1939 when the majority of their forces (I assume) were attacking Poland?

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Why is the City of London seperate from the rest of Greater London (with their own government, police force, and so on)?

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Did the Muslim world ever experience an equivalency to the European Christian Reformation?

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What is the origin of the classic image of a mustachioed and top hat villain tying a woman to railway tracks as a trap in a movie?

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During the Cold War, did the CIA use outside funding for black operations (from 1950-1975)?

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How did the different republics of the USSR interact with each other?	6
Why were Germans recruited for the Praetorian Guard in the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula?	6
Military historians, can you explain why infantry forming square (or other similar defensive formations such as the Roman "turtle") were effective at protecting infantry against cavalry charges before advent of the machine gun?	6
There is historical evidence of Anglo-Saxons going into exile in the Byzantine Empire after 1066, is there a similar account of refugees from Minoan Crete fleeing somewhere after the Minoan Eruption and Mycenean invasion in 1650s BC?	6
Like Moby Dick, in the past 200 years have there been lost composers whose works have been discovered/rediscovered to modern acclaim?	6
What defensive plans did the German's have in 1939 when the majority of their forces (I assume) were attacking Poland?	6
Why is the City of London seperate from the rest of Greater London (with their own government, police force, and so on)?	6
Did the Muslim world ever experience an equivalency to the European Christian Reformation?	5
What is the origin of the classic image of a mustachioed and top hat villain tying a woman to railway tracks as a trap in a movie?	5
During the Cold War, did the CIA use outside funding for black operations (from 1950-1975)?	5