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Part 1 of 2: What would have Portuguese cuisine have been like around 1450?

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In the Ancient world, enslavement of defeated peoples was common. Do we have records of captured slaves being allowed to continue practicing their own religions, or did their masters force them to adopt their religion?

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Why is there this notion in the West of "Nazi superscience"?

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How come the Ocean Sunfish doesn't seem to have major cultural significance anywhere?

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Was the Weimar Republic considered a dangerous place to visit?

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How old is the taboo on eating beef in Hinduism? A story in the Shahnameh tells of lute-players from India being brought to Persia to play music for the poor and being supplied with oxen and food - only for them to fail their task and eat the oxen.

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If the War on Drugs was started by the Nixon administration for to disrupt anti-war and African-American communities, how did it catch on around the world?

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How come the Wiradjuri country and Kamilaroi country are so large?

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Why does the numbering of English monarchs only begin after the Norman conquest?

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When did "ευ" and in "αυ" in Greek start making "ef" and sound "af" sounds, respectively?

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Part 1 of 2: What would have Portuguese cuisine have been like around 1450?	24
In the Ancient world, enslavement of defeated peoples was common. Do we have records of captured slaves being allowed to continue practicing their own religions, or did their masters force them to adopt their religion?	24
Why is there this notion in the West of "Nazi superscience"?	22
How come the Ocean Sunfish doesn't seem to have major cultural significance anywhere?	22
Was the Weimar Republic considered a dangerous place to visit?	21
How old is the taboo on eating beef in Hinduism? A story in the Shahnameh tells of lute-players from India being brought to Persia to play music for the poor and being supplied with oxen and food - only for them to fail their task and eat the oxen.	21
If the War on Drugs was started by the Nixon administration for to disrupt anti-war and African-American communities, how did it catch on around the world?	20
How come the Wiradjuri country and Kamilaroi country are so large?	20
Why does the numbering of English monarchs only begin after the Norman conquest?	18
When did "ευ" and in "αυ" in Greek start making "ef" and sound "af" sounds, respectively?	18