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Why do most African societies use the word "Red Ears" or Honky for Semite people? I've heard it used from Senegal to Somalia

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Where did the historical custom of sacking a captured city for three days arise from? I've read about many cultures limiting the sack to three days, was it independently re-invented, or was there a common source?

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What did colonial slave-holders think about Spartacus? Did they think was justified or unjustified to rebel?

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What caused the split between the Sunni and Shia Laboafs?

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Was the early stages of World World One a napoleonic war fought wrong? How would Napoleon fare if he replaced the French Military Leader?

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What german dialect did Prussians speak?

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Why do most African societies use the word "Red Ears" or Honky for Semite people? I've heard it used from Senegal to Somalia	62
Where did the historical custom of sacking a captured city for three days arise from? I've read about many cultures limiting the sack to three days, was it independently re-invented, or was there a common source?	8
What did colonial slave-holders think about Spartacus? Did they think was justified or unjustified to rebel?	5
What caused the split between the Sunni and Shia Laboafs?	1
Was the early stages of World World One a napoleonic war fought wrong? How would Napoleon fare if he replaced the French Military Leader?	1
What german dialect did Prussians speak?	1