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Nowadays, the failed retreat from Afghanistan in 1842 is seen as one of the greatest military failures of the British Empire. How was it perceived in contemporary Britain?

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Have laws against the intentional spreading of infectious diseases existed prior to the discovery of HIV?

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What is the origin of a stereotype that Roma steal children? Are there any proven instances of child snatching by Roma?

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Before Muhammad, were there other militant prophets in the Arabian Peninsula?

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How did Hui people (Han Muslims) came to being? What drove them to convert to Islam?

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When and why the members of the Nation of Islam start to wear bow ties with suits? When have they adopted their signature red bow ties?

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General Butt Naked was a cannibalistic warlord responsible for up to 20 thousand deaths during the Liberian Civil War before converting to Christianity and becoming a preacher. Was his conversion to Christianity genuine? Was his conduct during the war unique? Why wasn't he prosecuted for war crimes?

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Why and how bikers adopted wearing leather clothing?

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Explosion yield measured in TNT equivalent, the metric which was adopted to express the energy released in a nuclear explosion. In which metrics strength of explosions was measured prior to the adoption of TNT equivalent?

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Many prominent leaders of the Black Hundreds including Krushevan and Butmi, the original publishers of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, were Moldovans/Bessarabians. What drove Moldovans to join Russian nationalist organization? Was anti-Semitism widespread in Bessarabia?

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Nowadays, the failed retreat from Afghanistan in 1842 is seen as one of the greatest military failures of the British Empire. How was it perceived in contemporary Britain?	2
Have laws against the intentional spreading of infectious diseases existed prior to the discovery of HIV?	2
What is the origin of a stereotype that Roma steal children? Are there any proven instances of child snatching by Roma?	2
Before Muhammad, were there other militant prophets in the Arabian Peninsula?	2
How did Hui people (Han Muslims) came to being? What drove them to convert to Islam?	2
When and why the members of the Nation of Islam start to wear bow ties with suits? When have they adopted their signature red bow ties?	2
General Butt Naked was a cannibalistic warlord responsible for up to 20 thousand deaths during the Liberian Civil War before converting to Christianity and becoming a preacher. Was his conversion to Christianity genuine? Was his conduct during the war unique? Why wasn't he prosecuted for war crimes?	2
Why and how bikers adopted wearing leather clothing?	2
Explosion yield measured in TNT equivalent, the metric which was adopted to express the energy released in a nuclear explosion. In which metrics strength of explosions was measured prior to the adoption of TNT equivalent?	1
Many prominent leaders of the Black Hundreds including Krushevan and Butmi, the original publishers of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, were Moldovans/Bessarabians. What drove Moldovans to join Russian nationalist organization? Was anti-Semitism widespread in Bessarabia?	1