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How does Islam divide the World, not in "Extremest Islam" terms, which mean nothing, but in a Koranic sense... the dar (دار) or "house"?

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how well/strongly enforced was Truman's order to desegregate the US Military?

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In Classical Greek warfare, did a part of a city states forces ever defect to the other side, while another part of the city states forces remained on the original side? NSFW

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A question about classical / ancient horse archers

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What is the historical meaning behind the term "Red Letter Day" which is now an understood term for a unique and momentous occasion?

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When the Black/Bubonic Plague was running rampant throughout 14th Century Europe, did it ever enter other countries? If it did, how did they treat people with the disease, and did they ever suspect Europe to be the cause?

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I've always heard that vast numbers of native Americans were wiped out by rapidly spreading old world plagues before even meeting a European. What sort of new diseases did the Europeans face? Did they not die in droves to new diseases?

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How do sleep patterns differ amongst different time periods of Ottoman Empire? Are there any general patterns?

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What happened to Ctesiphon after the Arab conquest of Persia?

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How prolific was the door-to-door traveling salesman? How successful was this as a business model, and why did it eventually die out?

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How does Islam divide the World, not in "Extremest Islam" terms, which mean nothing, but in a Koranic sense... the dar (دار) or "house"?	6
how well/strongly enforced was Truman's order to desegregate the US Military?	6
In Classical Greek warfare, did a part of a city states forces ever defect to the other side, while another part of the city states forces remained on the original side? NSFW	6
A question about classical / ancient horse archers	6
What is the historical meaning behind the term "Red Letter Day" which is now an understood term for a unique and momentous occasion?	6
When the Black/Bubonic Plague was running rampant throughout 14th Century Europe, did it ever enter other countries? If it did, how did they treat people with the disease, and did they ever suspect Europe to be the cause?	6
I've always heard that vast numbers of native Americans were wiped out by rapidly spreading old world plagues before even meeting a European. What sort of new diseases did the Europeans face? Did they not die in droves to new diseases?	6
How do sleep patterns differ amongst different time periods of Ottoman Empire? Are there any general patterns?	6
What happened to Ctesiphon after the Arab conquest of Persia?	6
How prolific was the door-to-door traveling salesman? How successful was this as a business model, and why did it eventually die out?	6