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What did Native Americans call “America”before Europeans visited The New World?

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In “Dunkirk”, Commander Bolton and other military officers claim that they could see “home from here”; was this true? Is the English Channel that narrow?

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Did Martin Luther have any opinions on The New World, such as the Aztecs, Incas, or East Coast Native Americans? Did he view them as unholy?

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What the heck is with Switzerland? How have they avoided almost every single major European war or conflict for the past 600 years or so? Is it due to their geographical location, their banks, or a third factor?

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When did rhyming in poetry start? What culture implemented it, and how did it get passed on to the way we view rhyming poetry today?

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What were Leonardo Da Vinci’s Michelangelo’s, and Raphaels’s take on the Protestant Reformation? Did they blindly support The Catholic Church or have any opinion on Martin Luther or his 95 Theses?

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When did the centuries-long rivalry between the English and the French end? Why did it end, and how did they easily become close allies since WWI?

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When was the word "tyrant" given a negative connotation?

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I heard the 7 Years War actually lasted nine years, could someone elaborate on that please?

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What happened to the slaves that George Washington freed on his deathbed? Where did they go, what did they do?

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What did Native Americans call “America”before Europeans visited The New World?	240
In “Dunkirk”, Commander Bolton and other military officers claim that they could see “home from here”; was this true? Is the English Channel that narrow?	51
Did Martin Luther have any opinions on The New World, such as the Aztecs, Incas, or East Coast Native Americans? Did he view them as unholy?	30
What the heck is with Switzerland? How have they avoided almost every single major European war or conflict for the past 600 years or so? Is it due to their geographical location, their banks, or a third factor?	24
When did rhyming in poetry start? What culture implemented it, and how did it get passed on to the way we view rhyming poetry today?	22
What were Leonardo Da Vinci’s Michelangelo’s, and Raphaels’s take on the Protestant Reformation? Did they blindly support The Catholic Church or have any opinion on Martin Luther or his 95 Theses?	9
When did the centuries-long rivalry between the English and the French end? Why did it end, and how did they easily become close allies since WWI?	7
When was the word "tyrant" given a negative connotation?	5
I heard the 7 Years War actually lasted nine years, could someone elaborate on that please?	4
What happened to the slaves that George Washington freed on his deathbed? Where did they go, what did they do?	4