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Why is there no Shia Caliph?

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Due to the massive size of the Ottoman dynasty, are there a significant number of people in modern Turkey, the Middle East, or Eastern Europe who bear the surname Ottoman or Osmanlı? If not, why not?

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New Orleans has historically been home to two major populations of African descent: Catholic, French-speaking Creoles and Protestant, English-speaking African Americans. How have these groups interacted with each other from the 19th century up to the present?

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In the early and high Middle Ages, how was Charlemagne remembered by non-Franks in the West?

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What were students in the Soviet Union taught about other forms of socialism, particularly Maoism and Trotskyism?

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What is the history of the "donut-loving police officer" stereotype?

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What did Abolitionist or Pro-Union Southerners do during the Civil War?

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On the eve of the Muslim conquests, what was the linguistic makeup of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Lebanon?

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When and why was the Gospel of Thomas excluded from the Biblical canon?

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Did the Byzantines and Ottomans view Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, and Montenegrins as one group, or as separate peoples?

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Why is there no Shia Caliph?	134
Due to the massive size of the Ottoman dynasty, are there a significant number of people in modern Turkey, the Middle East, or Eastern Europe who bear the surname Ottoman or Osmanlı? If not, why not?	134
New Orleans has historically been home to two major populations of African descent: Catholic, French-speaking Creoles and Protestant, English-speaking African Americans. How have these groups interacted with each other from the 19th century up to the present?	134
In the early and high Middle Ages, how was Charlemagne remembered by non-Franks in the West?	132
What were students in the Soviet Union taught about other forms of socialism, particularly Maoism and Trotskyism?	129
What is the history of the "donut-loving police officer" stereotype?	129
What did Abolitionist or Pro-Union Southerners do during the Civil War?	129
On the eve of the Muslim conquests, what was the linguistic makeup of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Lebanon?	129
When and why was the Gospel of Thomas excluded from the Biblical canon?	128
Did the Byzantines and Ottomans view Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, and Montenegrins as one group, or as separate peoples?	125