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Why did the Philippines never become a primarily Spanish-speaking nation like South America despite being colonized for over 300 years by the Spanish?

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How did Cosimo de' Medici's exile come about?

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Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana to the USA at such a low price ? Wasn’t it considered as a rip-off at the time ?

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what was the year known as before we switched the calander to bc and ad?

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Which was the #1 reason for the independence of India - the Indian freedom movement led by Mahatma Gandhi, or the pyrrhic victory of the British Empire in WWII?

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There is a Shi'i legend that Husayn ibn Ali married a Sassanid princess, which means if you followed the Shi'a line of succession, the Caliphs would all have had Persian heritage. Was Shi'ism always so closely tied to Persian nationalism?

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How well do we think ancient Greeks and Romans could perform songs compared to modern musicians?

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Is it true that in the German Empire all males that turned 17 years of age were conscripted into the Landsturm (Home Guard) and then at 20 years of age were then transferred into a reserve unit? If so, my great-great-grandfather was born in 1880, so in 1897 was he conscripted into the Landsturm?

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How did Roman legions obtain enough food to survive in the field for years at a time?

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Why were the Irish and Italians discriminated against in American history, despite technically being white like the English or Germans?

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Why did the Philippines never become a primarily Spanish-speaking nation like South America despite being colonized for over 300 years by the Spanish?	5
How did Cosimo de' Medici's exile come about?	5
Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana to the USA at such a low price ? Wasn’t it considered as a rip-off at the time ?	5
what was the year known as before we switched the calander to bc and ad?	5
Which was the #1 reason for the independence of India - the Indian freedom movement led by Mahatma Gandhi, or the pyrrhic victory of the British Empire in WWII?	5
There is a Shi'i legend that Husayn ibn Ali married a Sassanid princess, which means if you followed the Shi'a line of succession, the Caliphs would all have had Persian heritage. Was Shi'ism always so closely tied to Persian nationalism?	5
How well do we think ancient Greeks and Romans could perform songs compared to modern musicians?	5
Is it true that in the German Empire all males that turned 17 years of age were conscripted into the Landsturm (Home Guard) and then at 20 years of age were then transferred into a reserve unit? If so, my great-great-grandfather was born in 1880, so in 1897 was he conscripted into the Landsturm?	5
How did Roman legions obtain enough food to survive in the field for years at a time?	5
Why were the Irish and Italians discriminated against in American history, despite technically being white like the English or Germans?	5