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Who is the only civilian buried in the Special Forces cemetery at Ft Bragg, NC?

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What ruler nailed turbans onto the heads of visiting messengers when they refused to remove them?

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What year did a Titan II missile blow up in its silo?

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When were the roots for the current Veterans Administration established?

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How many of the Kings and Queens of England, Great Britain and the UK have reigned for more than 50 years?

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During World War II, which famous British Chancellor of the Exchequer was a code breaker at Bletchley Park?

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What did Cecil Chubb buy at auction for £6,600 in 1915?

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Where was the first large monument for Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson erected?

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Which of these is the highest in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire?

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A famous painting in the National Gallery by Paul Delaroche depicts the execution of which woman?

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What was Al Capone's first jail sentence for?

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Who was the first Australian to circumnavigate Australia?

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Who was the last ruler of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

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Which English king is known to have had at least 21 illegitimate children?

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What did the first vending machine dispense?

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Before it was the US President's office, what purpose did the area known as the “Oval Office” serve?

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Which famous person said, "What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end"?

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What was the name of the machine invented by Alan Turing in 1944 to translate encrypted messages during WWII?

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The first recorded labour strike in history took place in which country?

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What was the nickname for this kind of cycle?

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