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What was the level of French racism towards the citizens of the North African colonies (as i know for a time Algeria was considered to be a department of France and not a colony)?

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Were Irish clans as violent as Scottish ones?

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What is the origin of the myth/tradition of sea captains being able to perform weddings?

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What are some good, reasonably historically accurate action movies about pirates, ninjas, knights, spies, soldiers, etc. What are your favourites that balance entertainment with historical accuracy?

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[WP] You watch the dictator's statue fall and you cheer with the rest of the crowd. Now the job is done and you can go home, clear your name. People you worked thought you defecting was treason. Your two contacts said it was your most important mission. Now, hopefully, there is a home to go back to.

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[WP] You wait in the hot Ha Long Bay office of your new job as a writer for Gut Rot Publishing. The editor chomped on a wet cigar, "We’d throw our grandmother into a jet turbine for a nickel and some cheap thrills. In life and dice, sometimes you throw a ten, but most of the time you're seven out."

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Did electrical machibary in the 1930s have a problem with high voltage explosions, or was this a movie thing?

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Switzerland was the protecting power for many of the Allied nations when it came to matters related to their POWs during WWII. Were they ever able to do anything substantial for the Allied POWs apart from register complaints?

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British Historians, 2020 is coming up - what Cold War era files are you anticipating due to be released under the 30 year rule?

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There was a convention for a time (at least from 1890-1950) for men to advertise their names using their first initials and their surname - what was the origin of this?

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What was the level of French racism towards the citizens of the North African colonies (as i know for a time Algeria was considered to be a department of France and not a colony)?	2	AskHistorians
Were Irish clans as violent as Scottish ones?	2	AskHistorians
What is the origin of the myth/tradition of sea captains being able to perform weddings?	2	AskHistorians
What are some good, reasonably historically accurate action movies about pirates, ninjas, knights, spies, soldiers, etc. What are your favourites that balance entertainment with historical accuracy?	2	AskHistorians
[WP] You watch the dictator's statue fall and you cheer with the rest of the crowd. Now the job is done and you can go home, clear your name. People you worked thought you defecting was treason. Your two contacts said it was your most important mission. Now, hopefully, there is a home to go back to.	2	WritingPrompts
[WP] You wait in the hot Ha Long Bay office of your new job as a writer for Gut Rot Publishing. The editor chomped on a wet cigar, "We’d throw our grandmother into a jet turbine for a nickel and some cheap thrills. In life and dice, sometimes you throw a ten, but most of the time you're seven out."	2	WritingPrompts
Did electrical machibary in the 1930s have a problem with high voltage explosions, or was this a movie thing?	2	AskHistorians
Switzerland was the protecting power for many of the Allied nations when it came to matters related to their POWs during WWII. Were they ever able to do anything substantial for the Allied POWs apart from register complaints?	2	AskHistorians
British Historians, 2020 is coming up - what Cold War era files are you anticipating due to be released under the 30 year rule?	2	AskHistorians
There was a convention for a time (at least from 1890-1950) for men to advertise their names using their first initials and their surname - what was the origin of this?	2	AskHistorians