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Supposedly, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa brought 100,000 troops and 20,000 knights to the Third Crusade before his death. How plausible is this? Is it even logistically possible?

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What language did Spartacus and his allies speak?

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What motivated the British to perform atrocities against the Boers and Africans in the Second Boer War?

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How accurate is Bernal Diaz's True History of the Conquest of New Spain?

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Are there any areas of the globe without a Catholic diocese? What were the last areas to receive a Catholic diocese?

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WWII led to some giant military operations with more vehicles than any prior war. How much fuel did the war consume?

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How much of the northern US did the British occupy during the War of 1812?

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Are there, or were there, any cultures that were permanently nocturnal?

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What innovations allowed the Venetian glass industry to become so prominent?

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Because so many people died in the Thirty Years' War, were there any permanent cultural or linguistic changes as a result of resettlement or migration in the aftermath of the destruction?

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Supposedly, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa brought 100,000 troops and 20,000 knights to the Third Crusade before his death. How plausible is this? Is it even logistically possible?	69
What language did Spartacus and his allies speak?	57
What motivated the British to perform atrocities against the Boers and Africans in the Second Boer War?	56
How accurate is Bernal Diaz's True History of the Conquest of New Spain?	56
Are there any areas of the globe without a Catholic diocese? What were the last areas to receive a Catholic diocese?	55
WWII led to some giant military operations with more vehicles than any prior war. How much fuel did the war consume?	55
How much of the northern US did the British occupy during the War of 1812?	53
Are there, or were there, any cultures that were permanently nocturnal?	52
What innovations allowed the Venetian glass industry to become so prominent?	52
Because so many people died in the Thirty Years' War, were there any permanent cultural or linguistic changes as a result of resettlement or migration in the aftermath of the destruction?	51