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When Thatcher was the UK PM she increased the funding of the police services to fight the coal miners, did she increase the budgets for SIS and MI5 as well?

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I've read a lot about British intelligence in WWII, but that is limited to SOE, Bletchley, and the XX network, but what about SIS specific operations?

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Are there any documented cases of architects building secret passages in homes?

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I know that Yoga came from India, but are there any other systemic exercise routines from other nations that we know about?

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Between 1980-1998, what US or NATO forces were deployed to the Middle East that was protested by the Islamic governments?

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Is there anyone known today who can conclusively trace their family back to someone who was a member of the Roman Senate?

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Was there a collection of nine or twelve historical/mythical characters in medieval European culture?

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I'm a fairly fit individual (Army officer, run regularly, bodyweight exercises, good diet), but how would I compare with say Roman Legionaires or WWII GI's (assuming average Army officer)?

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What was the reaction of the Medieval European scholars when Gutenburg's press started to make books more widely available, and people started printing books in their own languages?

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Has there been a modern nation that has/did pay off their national debt and what were the effects of that accomplishment?

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When Thatcher was the UK PM she increased the funding of the police services to fight the coal miners, did she increase the budgets for SIS and MI5 as well?	2
I've read a lot about British intelligence in WWII, but that is limited to SOE, Bletchley, and the XX network, but what about SIS specific operations?	2
Are there any documented cases of architects building secret passages in homes?	2
I know that Yoga came from India, but are there any other systemic exercise routines from other nations that we know about?	2
Between 1980-1998, what US or NATO forces were deployed to the Middle East that was protested by the Islamic governments?	2
Is there anyone known today who can conclusively trace their family back to someone who was a member of the Roman Senate?	2
Was there a collection of nine or twelve historical/mythical characters in medieval European culture?	2
I'm a fairly fit individual (Army officer, run regularly, bodyweight exercises, good diet), but how would I compare with say Roman Legionaires or WWII GI's (assuming average Army officer)?	2
What was the reaction of the Medieval European scholars when Gutenburg's press started to make books more widely available, and people started printing books in their own languages?	2
Has there been a modern nation that has/did pay off their national debt and what were the effects of that accomplishment?	2