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Is it true that some of the more excessively violent aspects of Aztec religion and culture can be pinned on one individual, Tlacaelel?

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Somaliland is much more stable than the rest of Somalia and has sought independence for some time, is this a legacy of the difference between Italian and British administration of Somalia?

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Did pre-Christian polytheistic societies 'Love' their gods?

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Did the Mfecane really happen?

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Why did the British and French so thoroughly fail to predict America's furious reaction to the Suez Crisis in 1956?

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Were stories resembling modern day detective or whodunit fiction at all popular before the 19th century?

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Do War Elephants deserve their bad reputation?

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Did the various wars between Egypt and Israel cause serious disruption on the Suez canal?

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In the infamous Dogger Bank incident during the Russo-Japanese war in 1904 a Russian fleet accidentally fired on some British trawlers and said they mistoke them for Japanese combatants, was it really a possibility for the Japanese to have a force in that area at the time?

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Western art has a long history of depicting scenes from Greek and Roman mythology, but was there ever any pushback from the Church or religious types for this association with pagan themes and subjects?

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Is it true that some of the more excessively violent aspects of Aztec religion and culture can be pinned on one individual, Tlacaelel?	4
Somaliland is much more stable than the rest of Somalia and has sought independence for some time, is this a legacy of the difference between Italian and British administration of Somalia?	4
Did pre-Christian polytheistic societies 'Love' their gods?	4
Did the Mfecane really happen?	4
Why did the British and French so thoroughly fail to predict America's furious reaction to the Suez Crisis in 1956?	4
Were stories resembling modern day detective or whodunit fiction at all popular before the 19th century?	4
Do War Elephants deserve their bad reputation?	4
Did the various wars between Egypt and Israel cause serious disruption on the Suez canal?	4
In the infamous Dogger Bank incident during the Russo-Japanese war in 1904 a Russian fleet accidentally fired on some British trawlers and said they mistoke them for Japanese combatants, was it really a possibility for the Japanese to have a force in that area at the time?	3
Western art has a long history of depicting scenes from Greek and Roman mythology, but was there ever any pushback from the Church or religious types for this association with pagan themes and subjects?	3