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Cousin marriages are extremely widespread in the Greater Middle East. How consanguineous marriages become prevalent in the Middle East? Have any of Islamic scholars written about negative consequences of close kin marriages?
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did someone ever bring up to the founding fathers the hypocrisy of writing “with liberty and justice for all” and “all men are created equal” while having slaves? what was their response? how did they justify it?
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In the Song of Roland, Muslims were said to worship an 'unholy trinity' consisting of Mahomet, Apollyon and Termagant. What did the average person in medieval France know about Islam and Muslims?
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My polish grandfather had a short series of numbers tattooed on his inner forearm (maybe six or so plain black numbers). He was born in 1922 and ran away from home at sixteen - that is basically all I know. What is the likelihood that he was in a concentration camp at some point ?
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Was Dukakis' status as the first US presidential party nominee not of Northern European ancestry treated as a major historic first in 1988?
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In 1757, British admiral John Byng was executed for 'failing to do his utmost' - What effect did his execution have on the aggressiveness of British naval commanders?
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Is wartime rationing actually a good idea or does it have a detrimental effect on Wartime finance and economies?
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Nicolae Ceausescu’s regime became more conservative after his visit to North Korea, Mongolia and Vietnam in 1971. What happened during that trip to make him overturn his more liberal policies of the 60s?
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