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Why doesn't the United Kingdom have a constitution like other countries?

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Do secular historians agree that Guru Nanak did not cut his hair?

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Many suspect the "dark lady" Shakespeare describes in some of his sonets is black. How would a black woman end up living in 1600s England?

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Today we have Roman Law, Common Law, and Sharia Law but, what other legal traditions existed before and why were they abandoned?

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What was the "legal tradition" in China before Mao?

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When Genghis Khan appointed his sons to rule different sections of his empire he gave Chagatai, his "right hand" the lands in the middle, but why?, those lands are not nearly as rich as China or the Ilkhanate for example

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We hear a lot about how Christians reacted to Heliocentrism, but how did Muslim scholars react to it?

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Tezozomoc and later Maxtla are said to plot to kill Netzahualcoyotl several times, where they hiring professional assassins or bounty hunters?, how did Netzahualcoyotl avoid all their assassination attempts?

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I've heard that sandals were a sign of royalty in aztec culture, does that mean everyone else was barefoot?

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How come there are no arab sources of Saint Francis meeting the Sultan of Egypt?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why doesn't the United Kingdom have a constitution like other countries?	13
Do secular historians agree that Guru Nanak did not cut his hair?	12
Many suspect the "dark lady" Shakespeare describes in some of his sonets is black. How would a black woman end up living in 1600s England?	12
Today we have Roman Law, Common Law, and Sharia Law but, what other legal traditions existed before and why were they abandoned?	12
What was the "legal tradition" in China before Mao?	12
When Genghis Khan appointed his sons to rule different sections of his empire he gave Chagatai, his "right hand" the lands in the middle, but why?, those lands are not nearly as rich as China or the Ilkhanate for example	12
We hear a lot about how Christians reacted to Heliocentrism, but how did Muslim scholars react to it?	12
Tezozomoc and later Maxtla are said to plot to kill Netzahualcoyotl several times, where they hiring professional assassins or bounty hunters?, how did Netzahualcoyotl avoid all their assassination attempts?	12
I've heard that sandals were a sign of royalty in aztec culture, does that mean everyone else was barefoot?	12
How come there are no arab sources of Saint Francis meeting the Sultan of Egypt?	12