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If there was New England, New Spain, New France, even New Amsterdam, why wasn't there ever New Portugal or New Lisbon?

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Did the Soviets have any plans on how to deal with the internet?

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At what time could you find the most kings in Europe?

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How close was Italy of joining the Warsaw Pact?

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Wikipedia says that Michelangelo's The Last Judgement came under persistent attack in the Counter-Reformation for, among other things not showing Christ seated or bearded. Why was that?

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What was the border of the Muslim and Christian states in Iberia like?

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How was Latin taught in medieval Ireland, seeing it as it was never conquered by the Roman Empire? How did the Irish clergy learn this completely foreign language?

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On average, how fat were the kings that had "The Fat" as an epithet?

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What led French Guiana to be considered a "overseas department and region", fully integrated with Metropolitan France?

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How did languages other than the ones spoken at courts became fashionable languages of poetry, such as Provençal in France and Galician-Portuguese in Spain?

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If there was New England, New Spain, New France, even New Amsterdam, why wasn't there ever New Portugal or New Lisbon?	6
Did the Soviets have any plans on how to deal with the internet?	6
At what time could you find the most kings in Europe?	5
How close was Italy of joining the Warsaw Pact?	5
Wikipedia says that Michelangelo's The Last Judgement came under persistent attack in the Counter-Reformation for, among other things not showing Christ seated or bearded. Why was that?	5
What was the border of the Muslim and Christian states in Iberia like?	4
How was Latin taught in medieval Ireland, seeing it as it was never conquered by the Roman Empire? How did the Irish clergy learn this completely foreign language?	4
On average, how fat were the kings that had "The Fat" as an epithet?	3
What led French Guiana to be considered a "overseas department and region", fully integrated with Metropolitan France?	3
How did languages other than the ones spoken at courts became fashionable languages of poetry, such as Provençal in France and Galician-Portuguese in Spain?	3