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Is there any evidence of direct continuity between Gladiatorial spectacles and Spanish bull-fighting?

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Were Ethiopia's rulers Jewish before converting to Christianity? And if not, was there a large Jewish Ethiopian population that in anyway predisposed Ethiopia into becoming Christian?

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How often have countries mobilized their armies but not gone to war?

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Was forcibly annexing Canada or portions of Canada ever seriously considered by American politicians?

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What was the Medieval and Renaissance view of Justinian in the West?

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Are bodhisattvas something developed strictly inside Buddhist traditions or were they an incorporation of existing folk deities into Buddhism?

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Were the Suppression of the Jesuits and the dissolution of the Templars comparable events?

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Has there ever been a war in history, where one side declared its intent to attack repeatedly, and openly engaged in preparations for war?

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How common was polygamy in Japan, and when was it outlawed?

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Why did the execution of Louis XVI rustle the jimmies of other European countries so much, but not of Charles I?

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Is there any evidence of direct continuity between Gladiatorial spectacles and Spanish bull-fighting?	2
Were Ethiopia's rulers Jewish before converting to Christianity? And if not, was there a large Jewish Ethiopian population that in anyway predisposed Ethiopia into becoming Christian?	2
How often have countries mobilized their armies but not gone to war?	1
Was forcibly annexing Canada or portions of Canada ever seriously considered by American politicians?	1
What was the Medieval and Renaissance view of Justinian in the West?	1
Are bodhisattvas something developed strictly inside Buddhist traditions or were they an incorporation of existing folk deities into Buddhism?	1
Were the Suppression of the Jesuits and the dissolution of the Templars comparable events?	1
Has there ever been a war in history, where one side declared its intent to attack repeatedly, and openly engaged in preparations for war?	1
How common was polygamy in Japan, and when was it outlawed?	1
Why did the execution of Louis XVI rustle the jimmies of other European countries so much, but not of Charles I?	1