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How and why did Spain come to have so many nearly uniform, blocky, mostly residential brick buildings?	4
How seriously do historians take the theory that it was not the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, but rather a tribe called the Belgae who brought Germanic languages to the British Isles, and that these Belgae did it much earlier?	4
At R. Budd Dwyer's 1987 press conference which ended in his unfortunate public suicide, he spoke positively of the ACLU. Was this unusual among Republicans then? If not, when did the ACLU become almost universally disliked by Republicans?	4
Where does the myth of the Spanish lisp come from?	4
Is there any evidence that Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and Vicereine of New Spain María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga had a romantic relationship, as has been portrayed in various media?	4
I'm an upper-crust American man in 1830 and my son's of age to think about where to go to college. If money and grades are no issue, regarding future prospects and reputation, would I rather send him to a prestigious American university (e.g., Harvard, Yale, Princeton) or an Oxbridge one?	4
I've seen Greeks and Turks alike claim that they invented baklava. What's the truth?	4
Salsa music is popular in Mexico, so why has Mexico had very few salsa musicians of its own? (2nd attempt)	4
In recent times, some Christians, particularly those of a more Evangelical orientation, say that "Christianity is not a religion." How far back in time does this go? Is it unique to the United States and to people in other countries who have joined US-dominated denominations?	4
The European Convention on Human Rights took effect in 1953, but the European Court of Human Rights was not established until 1959. How did citizens of CoE member states seek redress for ECHR violation in the interim?	4

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