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At the end of the 80s, the 'Ndrangheta was a fairly minor force in Italian crime. By the end of the 90s, it was a major player. How did this happen?

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In the 17th century, why did many people in England and Scotland consider Arminianism to be close to Catholicism?

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Do we know how, when, and at what rate, Egyptians converted to Islam?

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How common was gladiatorial combat in the Roman Republic+Empire outside Rome itself? Did every city have an arena? Every town? And were there any provinces where local culture frowned on it?

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In Britain, notes have the Monarch on one side. The other side has famous people from British history. This is not the case with most countries' notes. How did this evolve in the UK?

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What did western Europeans in the middle ages call the Eastern Roman Empire?

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Is there any link between the Anglo-Saxon Witan and the later medieval parliament?

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I'm a rich nobleman in the middle ages. What time do I normally go to bed?

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Did Ethiopia's Christianity and long monarchy have any effect on how it was treated by Europe during the 19th century, or not really?

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Are European alphabets (Latin, Cyrillic, etc) ultimately derived from Heiroplyphs? If so, how did they evolve from one to the other?

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At the end of the 80s, the 'Ndrangheta was a fairly minor force in Italian crime. By the end of the 90s, it was a major player. How did this happen?	6
In the 17th century, why did many people in England and Scotland consider Arminianism to be close to Catholicism?	6
Do we know how, when, and at what rate, Egyptians converted to Islam?	6
How common was gladiatorial combat in the Roman Republic+Empire outside Rome itself? Did every city have an arena? Every town? And were there any provinces where local culture frowned on it?	6
In Britain, notes have the Monarch on one side. The other side has famous people from British history. This is not the case with most countries' notes. How did this evolve in the UK?	6
What did western Europeans in the middle ages call the Eastern Roman Empire?	6
Is there any link between the Anglo-Saxon Witan and the later medieval parliament?	6
I'm a rich nobleman in the middle ages. What time do I normally go to bed?	6
Did Ethiopia's Christianity and long monarchy have any effect on how it was treated by Europe during the 19th century, or not really?	6
Are European alphabets (Latin, Cyrillic, etc) ultimately derived from Heiroplyphs? If so, how did they evolve from one to the other?	6