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How did Celtic warriors use chariots in the difficult (and often soggy) terrain of ancient Ireland and Britain?

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How far back do popular shortened nicknames like Joe / Mike / Jim go? Were there shortened nicknames for other first names that fell out of use in past centuries?

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Do any Greek myths or histories shed light on their ancestors before they came to Greece in the Dorian Invasion?

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Who were the engineers who invented the major components / were most responsible for the look of modern Interstate Highways in the US?

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What were "knights" termed in different medieval-era nations before the word "knight" entered popular culture?

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How did the Soviet Union explain/depict/justify the importation of American grain to its people?

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Is voodoo folklore of the zombie believed to be a cultural expression of anxiety of historical slavery?

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What do we know about the doomed siblings of heirs to the Ottoman throne and their feelings about the policy of fratricide? Did they live resigned to their fate?

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During WW2, did the Allies advertise their chemical weapons stockpile to the Axis as a deterrent?

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In the antebellum novel "The Bondwoman's Narrative," a white woman is shown documents proving she has a black ancestor, and is then captured and sold as a slave. Did this ever happen during American slavery?

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How did Celtic warriors use chariots in the difficult (and often soggy) terrain of ancient Ireland and Britain?	8
How far back do popular shortened nicknames like Joe / Mike / Jim go? Were there shortened nicknames for other first names that fell out of use in past centuries?	8
Do any Greek myths or histories shed light on their ancestors before they came to Greece in the Dorian Invasion?	7
Who were the engineers who invented the major components / were most responsible for the look of modern Interstate Highways in the US?	7
What were "knights" termed in different medieval-era nations before the word "knight" entered popular culture?	7
How did the Soviet Union explain/depict/justify the importation of American grain to its people?	7
Is voodoo folklore of the zombie believed to be a cultural expression of anxiety of historical slavery?	6
What do we know about the doomed siblings of heirs to the Ottoman throne and their feelings about the policy of fratricide? Did they live resigned to their fate?	6
During WW2, did the Allies advertise their chemical weapons stockpile to the Axis as a deterrent?	6
In the antebellum novel "The Bondwoman's Narrative," a white woman is shown documents proving she has a black ancestor, and is then captured and sold as a slave. Did this ever happen during American slavery?	6