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Pedophilia of Catholic priests has occurred on a fairly large scale and is an increasingly well known occurrence in the modern day. Was this at all a problem (or a well known one) in Medieval Europe? How often would priests be known to break the Church's rules on sexuality? NSFW

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George Washington and John Adams warned of hyper-partisanship and a two party dominated state. Did they ever offer an alternative system to try to prevent this from happening?

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What are the major historical and cultural distinctions between Belarusians and Russians?

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What do we know of the Romani people before they left Northern India?

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Did any Roman / Byzantine institutions remain or get incorporated into Ottoman government and society after the fall of Constantinople?

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How did FDR process the ideas behind Japanese internment? Was he quick to do this, or did he have a deep internal and moral debate with himself over it? Was he misled by influential people in the government to make it happen, or was he at the forefront of the policy inception?

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What was Nixon's opinion of Reagan?

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I’m a citizen of the Greek island of Samos in the 6th century B.C. and want to join Pythagoras’ religious commune. How do I join, what’s my daily life like once in, and how am I viewed by citizens not in it?

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What spurred the Edict of Expulsion of England's Jewish residents in 1290? What was the Jewish community within England like before the expulsion?

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Was Francisco Franco a true ideological fascist, or did he simply co-opt the more organized fascist movement in an effort to achieve his ultimate goals of power?

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Pedophilia of Catholic priests has occurred on a fairly large scale and is an increasingly well known occurrence in the modern day. Was this at all a problem (or a well known one) in Medieval Europe? How often would priests be known to break the Church's rules on sexuality? NSFW	4564
George Washington and John Adams warned of hyper-partisanship and a two party dominated state. Did they ever offer an alternative system to try to prevent this from happening?	1141
What are the major historical and cultural distinctions between Belarusians and Russians?	230
What do we know of the Romani people before they left Northern India?	104
Did any Roman / Byzantine institutions remain or get incorporated into Ottoman government and society after the fall of Constantinople?	100
How did FDR process the ideas behind Japanese internment? Was he quick to do this, or did he have a deep internal and moral debate with himself over it? Was he misled by influential people in the government to make it happen, or was he at the forefront of the policy inception?	80
What was Nixon's opinion of Reagan?	79
I’m a citizen of the Greek island of Samos in the 6th century B.C. and want to join Pythagoras’ religious commune. How do I join, what’s my daily life like once in, and how am I viewed by citizens not in it?	71
What spurred the Edict of Expulsion of England's Jewish residents in 1290? What was the Jewish community within England like before the expulsion?	49
Was Francisco Franco a true ideological fascist, or did he simply co-opt the more organized fascist movement in an effort to achieve his ultimate goals of power?	45