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When did the Orthodox Church ban cousin marriage?
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What was the impact of the Index of Prohibited books by the Catholic church? [closed]
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What do the marking on these artillery shell casings in brass and steel mean?
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Why did epidemic disease spread only from Europe to America and not both ways in the Columbian Exchange?
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Where is the other surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party?
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Why did the Mughals call themselves "Gurkani" when Babur himself was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan?
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What is this kind of supply package called?
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Were regular citizens of the Republic of Venice permitted to own and carry arms/weapons?
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What could be the origin of this polychrome wooden statue?
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Was possession of a radio forbidden in Greece in 1930s?
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What was Iceland officially & commonly called before 1918 (1874~)?
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Was silent reading or reading aloud the norm in pre-modern (esp. Tang through Ming eras) China?
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What is the earliest known historical reference to Tutankhamun?
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Battle of Ulm: why did general Mack surrender to Napoleon instead of retreating to Ulm and wait for the Russian Army?
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What is the source of the cartoon against the US war in Vietnam ending with "I just get killed"?
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What is the uniform in this photo of my Great Grandmother’s father?
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Did Stalin prevent the partitioning of Bulgaria by the western Allies after WW2?
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What is all the equipment used by the Russian imperial army?
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Has the US Congress ever met outdoors?
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What was Portugal and Spain's primary export which sparked their trade with Africa in the early 15th century?
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Did early imperial China have a "uniform, multilevel administrative bureaucracy" that the Romans did not?
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Is there any painting in art history that depicts furniture floating in the air?
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Did Dukes, Counts, Barons, etc. have courts similar to a King/Emperor? [closed]
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Did this "sledge rigged like a sloop" vehicle ever exist, or was it an invention of Jules Verne?
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Did they really have automatic anti-aircraft cannons in WW2?
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How and when was the Temple of Trajan destroyed?
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Which event happened first: Meiji Restoration or Boshin War?
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How much more damage can a big cannon do to a ship than a small one?
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How much more damage can a big cannon do to a ship than a small one?
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How was Ivaylo's Bulgarian peasant army able to repel the Mongols?
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Are there historical cults/sects who venerated Judas?
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Have Chinese (and surrounding) cultures traditionally heated their milk?
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What is Lenin critically referring to here - presumably some actions by Trotsky?
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What nationality are the soldiers in these WW2 pictures?
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Did the famous French privateer Surcouf really drop that epic zinger on an anonymous British officer?
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Were Serbs and Croats one people / tribe in the past? If not, why do they speak the same language?
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What was the meaning behind these lip make-ups in Ancient China?
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What was this 1917 shell casing used for?
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Why did Stalin and the Soviet leadership have Leon Trotsky assassinated?
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If there was truly 3 hours of darkness in Roman empire following the crucifixion, would we expect some sort of record to survive of this happening?
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