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How did Brazil take Acre from Bolivia in 1902?

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What would the Anglo-Saxon names for the Germanic gods have been?

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Why are there polytheistic, monotheistic and even atheistic schools of Hinduism?

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At its territorial height in the early twentieth century, how well did the British Empire function?

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Were labour unions allowed to go on strike in the Soviet Union?

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How did Architecture transition from Gothic to Neoclassical?

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Today, mainline Protestant churches are broadly liberal, while Catholic and Evangelical churches are mostly conservative. Why is this and how long has this been the case?

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How much popular support was there for the Vichy Regime in France during WWII?

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When was Darwin's Theory of Evolution introduced to the Muslim world and how was it initially received?

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There have been several, widely-publicised sex scandals in the Catholic Church over the past decade or so, but I haven't heard of many from before then. What is the history of reporting on the sexual abuse of children by priests?

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How did Brazil take Acre from Bolivia in 1902?	24
What would the Anglo-Saxon names for the Germanic gods have been?	19
Why are there polytheistic, monotheistic and even atheistic schools of Hinduism?	18
At its territorial height in the early twentieth century, how well did the British Empire function?	18
Were labour unions allowed to go on strike in the Soviet Union?	17
How did Architecture transition from Gothic to Neoclassical?	13
Today, mainline Protestant churches are broadly liberal, while Catholic and Evangelical churches are mostly conservative. Why is this and how long has this been the case?	13
How much popular support was there for the Vichy Regime in France during WWII?	13
When was Darwin's Theory of Evolution introduced to the Muslim world and how was it initially received?	12
There have been several, widely-publicised sex scandals in the Catholic Church over the past decade or so, but I haven't heard of many from before then. What is the history of reporting on the sexual abuse of children by priests?	12