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Why does there seem to be many more prominent, and in my opinion better, 19th century British women authors than 19th century American women authors?	4
Why did the British not assist King Hussein in his fight against Ibn Saud?	4
In the film Casablanca, based on the backgrounds of Rick and Laszlo, it seems like there is a good chance at least one of them is or was a communist. Was this controversial at the time, did it cause problems later in the 50s, or did no one really care?	4
The Beatles took a group trip to Greece in the summer of 1967. Was this controversial in light of the recent Colonel's Coup?	4
Do we have any record of what Caesar's plan was were he to capture Pompey?	4
I have occasionally seen what is called the last prayer of Mary Queen of Scots. If this is apocryphal, what is its source. If it is not, how did it come to be know? A link is inside.	4
Did the city of Rome have a large immigrant population during the period of the Five Good Emperors?	3
What led Samaritans to be all but extinct today in comparison to Judaism which has a large number of adherents on multiple continents. As a bonus question, what are the major differences between the two religions?	3
Would members of the League of Nations or any other countries point out the harsh nature of the Treaty of Brest Litovsk when Germany would protest the onerous terms of the Treaty of Versailles?	3
After the Greco-Turkish war, there was a little ovulation exchange of Greek Orthodox and Muslim citizens. This happened again after the division of Cyprus in the 70s. Is this common or just a quirk of the relationship between the two groups.	3

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