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I am a 20 year old factory worker in a slum in London in 1850 without a penny to my name. I dream of traveling to exotic British India to adventure and make my fortune. Is it possible for me to do so? And if so what might I find in way of employment when I get there?

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How is it that Armenia and Azerbaijan went to war while the Soviet Union still existed?

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I am a 20 year old factory worker in a slum in London in 1850 without a penny to my name. I dream of traveling to exotic British India to adventure and make my fortune. Is it possible for me to do so? And if so what might I find in way of employment when I get there?

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What are the beliefs of the Alawite sect?

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How did Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria end up allied to Germany in World War II? And what was their role in the war?

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How would one go about becoming an Imam in the Soviet Union?

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How did the economies of Anarchist Catalonia and the Ukrainian free territories actually function?

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Was race treated differently in Louisiana during the antebellum period? When compared to other states in the deep south.

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Do historians give any credence to the idea Stalin might have been murdered?

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How Christianized was Scandinavia by the year 1200? Were there any Norse left around this time? When were the last vestiges of Norse paganism stamped out?

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I am a 20 year old factory worker in a slum in London in 1850 without a penny to my name. I dream of traveling to exotic British India to adventure and make my fortune. Is it possible for me to do so? And if so what might I find in way of employment when I get there?	4726
How is it that Armenia and Azerbaijan went to war while the Soviet Union still existed?	169
I am a 20 year old factory worker in a slum in London in 1850 without a penny to my name. I dream of traveling to exotic British India to adventure and make my fortune. Is it possible for me to do so? And if so what might I find in way of employment when I get there?	150
What are the beliefs of the Alawite sect?	112
How did Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria end up allied to Germany in World War II? And what was their role in the war?	111
How would one go about becoming an Imam in the Soviet Union?	100
How did the economies of Anarchist Catalonia and the Ukrainian free territories actually function?	82
Was race treated differently in Louisiana during the antebellum period? When compared to other states in the deep south.	69
Do historians give any credence to the idea Stalin might have been murdered?	47
How Christianized was Scandinavia by the year 1200? Were there any Norse left around this time? When were the last vestiges of Norse paganism stamped out?	32