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A friend insists that miscegenation laws were put in place in the US because African Americans very regularly married Irish immigrants. Is that completely false?

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To what extent would contemporary stone architecture be present in 9th and 10th century Western Europe?

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How credible is the claim that House Bagratoni of Georgia gained power as Persian governors of the region?

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Why did Griffin/Griffon/Gryphon become a common English surname?

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Hundreds of peoples and empires lived in the Middle East prior to the rise of Islam. To what extent do these ancient civilizations persist in the cultural memory of the Middle East? How have traditional Arab and Muslim perspectives on these societies differed from Western historiography?

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In the 19th century, were American settlers permitted to kill any Native Americans they came across?

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Were there a Muslim/Arab minority in medieval Greece and Italy, because of Mediterranean traders who settled?

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Were there many Black pirates? Were they treated fairly by their captains and crews?

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Did the adoption of Christianity play a role in the decline of the Roman Empire?

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Has any serial killer ever been killed by somebody they were attempting to murder?

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A friend insists that miscegenation laws were put in place in the US because African Americans very regularly married Irish immigrants. Is that completely false?	4
To what extent would contemporary stone architecture be present in 9th and 10th century Western Europe?	4
How credible is the claim that House Bagratoni of Georgia gained power as Persian governors of the region?	4
Why did Griffin/Griffon/Gryphon become a common English surname?	4
Hundreds of peoples and empires lived in the Middle East prior to the rise of Islam. To what extent do these ancient civilizations persist in the cultural memory of the Middle East? How have traditional Arab and Muslim perspectives on these societies differed from Western historiography?	4
In the 19th century, were American settlers permitted to kill any Native Americans they came across?	4
Were there a Muslim/Arab minority in medieval Greece and Italy, because of Mediterranean traders who settled?	4
Were there many Black pirates? Were they treated fairly by their captains and crews?	4
Did the adoption of Christianity play a role in the decline of the Roman Empire?	4
Has any serial killer ever been killed by somebody they were attempting to murder?	4