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Can you help me put together a list of events in military history that illustrate principles for an office? e.g. Schlieffen plan: fallacy of sticking to a plan. Pyrrhic victory: importance of defining success. Hitler attacks France then Russia: if you have two enemies, attack in sequence

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What are some of the most extreme disasters/tragedies which the general public has attributed to an object that they thought had a curse? (e.g. exploring Pharaohs' tombs or exploring mars)

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During WWI and WWII, which was preferable -- to take a man prisoner, or to kill him?

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What is the origin of the use of really obsequious language when addressing royalty/mobility? Does it indicate the insecurity of the regime in question, or serve a more symbolic role? Did people question the practice?

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Did Copernicus, who proposed a heliocentric model, know about Occam's Razor and did he make reference to it?

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Which William Manchester book should I read next? ... given that I've read the three Churchill bios, "Arms of Krupp," and "World Lit Only By Fire".

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Can you help me put together a list of events in military history that illustrate principles for an office? e.g. Schlieffen plan: fallacy of sticking to a plan. Pyrrhic victory: importance of defining success. Hitler attacks France then Russia: if you have two enemies, attack in sequence	1
What are some of the most extreme disasters/tragedies which the general public has attributed to an object that they thought had a curse? (e.g. exploring Pharaohs' tombs or exploring mars)	0
During WWI and WWII, which was preferable -- to take a man prisoner, or to kill him?	0
What is the origin of the use of really obsequious language when addressing royalty/mobility? Does it indicate the insecurity of the regime in question, or serve a more symbolic role? Did people question the practice?	0
Did Copernicus, who proposed a heliocentric model, know about Occam's Razor and did he make reference to it?	0
Which William Manchester book should I read next? ... given that I've read the three Churchill bios, "Arms of Krupp," and "World Lit Only By Fire".	0