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I've been told General Manuel Mier y Teran was highly influential on the Law of April 6th 1830, why was Teran in Texas at the time and where does this man come from, and why was his report so influential?

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I heard from one of my professors that Vladimir Linen was a Noble in Russia before he was exiled to Siberia. Is this true ?

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I’ve been told the Spanish Inquisition has been historically blown out of proportion and some of it based on racism or anti-spanish sentiment. Is there any truth or evidence to support this claim ?

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Did John Adams face an backlash or ire for his defense of the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre ?

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Why was it that men's facial hair so prominent on the faces of some of the big name or cultural icons in the 19th century?

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Where does the act of the judges (in America) when presiding using a gavel come from ?

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Would economic methods such as sinking of resources have stopped Japan in WW2?

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Where there any drinks famous historical people liked a lot?

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What is a mill (red coin thing)

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Even though sign language is not a universal language and variants exist for different languages ie Spanish sign language , Japanese, American . Do we have a definitive documentation of what was the first form of sign language used ?

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I've been told General Manuel Mier y Teran was highly influential on the Law of April 6th 1830, why was Teran in Texas at the time and where does this man come from, and why was his report so influential?	2
I heard from one of my professors that Vladimir Linen was a Noble in Russia before he was exiled to Siberia. Is this true ?	2
I’ve been told the Spanish Inquisition has been historically blown out of proportion and some of it based on racism or anti-spanish sentiment. Is there any truth or evidence to support this claim ?	2
Did John Adams face an backlash or ire for his defense of the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre ?	2
Why was it that men's facial hair so prominent on the faces of some of the big name or cultural icons in the 19th century?	1
Where does the act of the judges (in America) when presiding using a gavel come from ?	1
Would economic methods such as sinking of resources have stopped Japan in WW2?	1
Where there any drinks famous historical people liked a lot?	1
What is a mill (red coin thing)	1
Even though sign language is not a universal language and variants exist for different languages ie Spanish sign language , Japanese, American . Do we have a definitive documentation of what was the first form of sign language used ?	1