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Why didn't Saladin declare him self the Caliph of the muslims after capturing and controlling the three holy muslim cities?

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How true is the claim that 95% of the male population of Paraguay died during the Paraguayan war? How did so many die?

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in Hacksaw Ridge. A Japanese general commits seppuku after losing the battle of Okinawa. Did this actually happen? would such thing have happened during world war 2?

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What caused Palmyra to rebel against Rome? And how did they lose after a successful initial camping?

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Who lived in the ninth century Iranian Plateau?

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(The name ‘United Nations’ was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s idea. He rushed to tell Winston Churchill, who was towelling himself stark naked in his bathroom.) is this true?

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What, Where and How were the Mamluks trained?

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If in one must be descendant from Muhammad to be Caliph in Shia Islam. How did the Fatimids justify their Caliph-hood?

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Did the early and medieval Muslims believe that earth was the center of our solar system or the universe like the Christians did?

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Why is it normal for most Americans to wear shoes indoors?

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Why didn't Saladin declare him self the Caliph of the muslims after capturing and controlling the three holy muslim cities?	170
How true is the claim that 95% of the male population of Paraguay died during the Paraguayan war? How did so many die?	65
in Hacksaw Ridge. A Japanese general commits seppuku after losing the battle of Okinawa. Did this actually happen? would such thing have happened during world war 2?	45
What caused Palmyra to rebel against Rome? And how did they lose after a successful initial camping?	29
Who lived in the ninth century Iranian Plateau?	27
(The name ‘United Nations’ was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s idea. He rushed to tell Winston Churchill, who was towelling himself stark naked in his bathroom.) is this true?	26
What, Where and How were the Mamluks trained?	22
If in one must be descendant from Muhammad to be Caliph in Shia Islam. How did the Fatimids justify their Caliph-hood?	20
Did the early and medieval Muslims believe that earth was the center of our solar system or the universe like the Christians did?	19
Why is it normal for most Americans to wear shoes indoors?	17