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My professor claims that European Christians did not understand Islam as a separate religion until the 10th century, viewing it more as a Christian heresy before that. How true is this?

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What was the response to the Black Death like in the Islamic world?

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Where to find more information about the service history of a US Army hospital railcar?

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Why were slings (seemingly) no longer used in late antiquity?

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How accurate is the claim that MLK only became such a successful civil rights leader because the 'establishment' viewed him as a safer alternative to more militant activists like Malcolm X?

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If I was a steam shovel operator on the Panama Canal, how much would I be paid?

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Where/how to find more information about the service history of a US Army hospital railcar?

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I just watched the first episode of the BBC series The Last Kingdom. How accurately does it portray viking battle tactics?

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My professor claims that European Christians did not understand Islam as a separate religion until the 10th century, viewing it more as a Christian heresy before that. How true is this?	875
What was the response to the Black Death like in the Islamic world?	156
Where to find more information about the service history of a US Army hospital railcar?	6
Why were slings (seemingly) no longer used in late antiquity?	4
How accurate is the claim that MLK only became such a successful civil rights leader because the 'establishment' viewed him as a safer alternative to more militant activists like Malcolm X?	3
If I was a steam shovel operator on the Panama Canal, how much would I be paid?	3
Where/how to find more information about the service history of a US Army hospital railcar?	2
I just watched the first episode of the BBC series The Last Kingdom. How accurately does it portray viking battle tactics?	2