It seems that the Corsican people, at least historically, have much closer ties to Italy than France, both culturally and linguistically, so got me wondering?

How did the annexation go over originally?

Was there notable rise in irredentism during the Risorgimento?

If not... why? If so, how strong was it? Mostly just talk or did France have to fight at all to preserve their hold?

Has much changed in that regards over the span of the 20th century?

I heard one Redditor say this and I just wanted confirmation on if this is bull or true.

So I thinking about how fucked up Iraq and Afghanistan is today and it made me wonder if the US has ever actually outright won a war. Vietnam was a loss and Korea was a stalemate. Though early colonial wars like 1776, 1812, and the civil war seem like compromises where both sides win some things. But I mean win in the context of WW2 Soviets: The army fought its way to the capital and raised their flag. The only instance I can think of might be against the Japanese, where a forced surrender is pretty much a win. But other than dropping nukes, has the US ever won?

My understanding is that Napoleon was "average" for the time, and that human height has been increasing due to improved nutrition. Did this apply to the nobles and upper classes, or did they enjoy good nutrition and more modern heights?

Would Napoleon have been shorter than the aristocracy of his time (making his low birth all the more evident)?

I recall reading something about families in Denmark being chosen and banished in a raffle type system to deal with over-population. However I haven't seen anything else about this. I'm not even completely sure that source was referring to the Viking Age or a time afterwards. Does anyone know anything about this or at least come across the idea before?

I assume Shakespeare spruced up the dialogue, but is there anything in any of his plays which is outright wrong? And, if so, would his audiences have known or cared?

I heard somewhere that in the past it was a common occurrence for people to burn down houses just to get the nails. Is this true? If this is true what time period would this be? Also where? Thanks!

I was in Turkey recently and was fascinated with the design of the Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya). The building was built as a Christian Church in the sixth century and since then has had many modifications in its conversion to a mosque (the towers probably the most prominent). I was struck by just how mosque-like it was and I was wondering if this temple perhaps acted as the first blueprint for future mosques given that it predates Islam? OR is this building more an example of the contemporary tmple architecture of the time from which the domed mosque design grew separately? Or am I way off? Any thoughts?

On wikipedia, it says, "Evidence of slavery predates written records, the practice of slavery would have proliferated after the development of agriculture during the Neolithic Revolution about 11,000 years ago."

But there's a citation needed. Is it fair to say that humans didn't start enslaving each other until after we began farming?

With the emergence of candidates with non-political backgrounds in the 2016 election such as Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, and Ben Carson, will one of these candidates' possible election be unprecedented?

Ronald Reagan comes to mind with an acting background, but I'm looking at no political background whatsoever; Ronald Reagan was the Governor of California prior to becoming president.