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What was gun control like in the Eastern Bloc?

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Is it true that the 1920 recreation of the takeover of the Winter Palace was actually more damaging to the palace than the historical event itself in 1917?

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Following the results of the 1995 Quebec independence referendum, Premier Jacques Parizeau infamously noted in his concession speech that sovereignty had lost due to the "money and ethnic votes". Was this true? Did wealthier and non-white Quebecers vote predominantly against sovereignty?

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In a primary source I am currently reading (a memoir of a British soldier during the Napoleonic wars), the claim is made that Napoleon made it law in the Empire that no women should share the name of his wife. But I cannot find this anywhere. Is this true?

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What were the intentions/incentives behind the United Kingdom working to suppress the Atlantic Slave Trade?

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What did Medieval Muslims think of the Christian Bible?

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Did the moral reforms from Augustus (harsher penalties on adultery, among them) have any actual impact on average life in Roman society?

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Were canaries in coal mines actually used in a widespread fashion? During what period? Why canaries, in particular?

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When did the phrase "free, white, and twenty-one" fall out of favor?

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Prior to the modern era, did non-American peoples and spirituality have a similar kind of attachment to their land?

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What was gun control like in the Eastern Bloc?	2
Is it true that the 1920 recreation of the takeover of the Winter Palace was actually more damaging to the palace than the historical event itself in 1917?	2
Following the results of the 1995 Quebec independence referendum, Premier Jacques Parizeau infamously noted in his concession speech that sovereignty had lost due to the "money and ethnic votes". Was this true? Did wealthier and non-white Quebecers vote predominantly against sovereignty?	2
In a primary source I am currently reading (a memoir of a British soldier during the Napoleonic wars), the claim is made that Napoleon made it law in the Empire that no women should share the name of his wife. But I cannot find this anywhere. Is this true?	2
What were the intentions/incentives behind the United Kingdom working to suppress the Atlantic Slave Trade?	2
What did Medieval Muslims think of the Christian Bible?	2
Did the moral reforms from Augustus (harsher penalties on adultery, among them) have any actual impact on average life in Roman society?	2
Were canaries in coal mines actually used in a widespread fashion? During what period? Why canaries, in particular?	2
When did the phrase "free, white, and twenty-one" fall out of favor?	1
Prior to the modern era, did non-American peoples and spirituality have a similar kind of attachment to their land?	1