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In premodern Japan, what did ninja really do?

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Certain northern states, such as New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota, never had laws prohibiting interracial marriage. But could an interracial couple expect to receive a marriage license in practice? How common was interracial marriage in these northern states prior to the Civil Rights Movement?

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Did the 1944 Warsaw Uprising substantially immobilize or weaken Nazi forces, or was it a complete tactical disaster?

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Being Italian, Catholic, and the children of immigrants, was Frank Sinatra ever considered "too ethnic" for a mainstream American audience?

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In medieval England, was anybody ever employed as a "wizard"?

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Was Shakespeare known by non-Brits within his lifetime? How long did it take for Shakespeare's works to reach Europe, the colonies, and the rest of the world?

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During the Middle Ages, did any Western European queens verbally object to the infidelities of their husbands?

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Did early Muslims consider their religion to be fundamentally separate from Christianity?

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In America, slavery led to the civil war between the North and South. In countries like Brazil or Cuba, did slavery also lead to sectionalism and separatist threats?

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How and why did marriage become the mechanism by which medieval and early modern alliances were created?

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In premodern Japan, what did ninja really do?	69
Certain northern states, such as New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota, never had laws prohibiting interracial marriage. But could an interracial couple expect to receive a marriage license in practice? How common was interracial marriage in these northern states prior to the Civil Rights Movement?	68
Did the 1944 Warsaw Uprising substantially immobilize or weaken Nazi forces, or was it a complete tactical disaster?	67
Being Italian, Catholic, and the children of immigrants, was Frank Sinatra ever considered "too ethnic" for a mainstream American audience?	67
In medieval England, was anybody ever employed as a "wizard"?	67
Was Shakespeare known by non-Brits within his lifetime? How long did it take for Shakespeare's works to reach Europe, the colonies, and the rest of the world?	66
During the Middle Ages, did any Western European queens verbally object to the infidelities of their husbands?	66
Did early Muslims consider their religion to be fundamentally separate from Christianity?	66
In America, slavery led to the civil war between the North and South. In countries like Brazil or Cuba, did slavery also lead to sectionalism and separatist threats?	66
How and why did marriage become the mechanism by which medieval and early modern alliances were created?	66