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Are wizards and magicians from medieval literature strictly fictional, or were there people IRL who claimed to be wizards?

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Why did Saddam Hussein think he could get away with invading Kuwait?

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In an episode of “Downton Abbey”, Mr. Carson finds a way to give Mr. Molesley £30. How far could a middle-age gentlemen have gotten on £30 in 1922 England?

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What was the day-to-day schedule like for the post-Edwardian British aristocracy?

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Did people ever carry swords everywhere like in LotR/GoT?

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People protesting against vaccines use "Papers please" to compare vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany, but is there any evidence that the Germans did this?

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Are wizards and magicians from medieval literature strictly fictional, or were there people IRL who claimed to be wizards?	227
Why did Saddam Hussein think he could get away with invading Kuwait?	56
In an episode of “Downton Abbey”, Mr. Carson finds a way to give Mr. Molesley £30. How far could a middle-age gentlemen have gotten on £30 in 1922 England?	40
What was the day-to-day schedule like for the post-Edwardian British aristocracy?	2
Did people ever carry swords everywhere like in LotR/GoT?	2
People protesting against vaccines use "Papers please" to compare vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany, but is there any evidence that the Germans did this?	0