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How common was the practice of secularism amongst the aristocratic/ruling class within the Ottoman Empire?

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What's the history behind the preeminence of Jewish creators in the film industry?

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Much has been made over the historicity of the man Jesus, but is there any historical record of the founders/prophets of Judaism?

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When the American high commmans discovered that statistically the average airman flying over Germany would only survive 14 missions, but needed 25 combat missions to return stateside, what was their reaction? We’re airman aware of their imminent doom, or were these statistics suppressed?

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In the book "What If?" Robert Cowley claims that the Achaemenid Empire had a population of 80 milion which would mean the Persian empire ruled over almost half the world population, how was that possible considered they didn't rule large population centers like India or China ?

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Why are samurais not allowed to do other work?

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Does anyone know much about the Opium Wars? I have a few questions

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Why was the Dutch golden age significant and how did it change/impact the rest of Europe?

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When was the "buscadero holster" invented?

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Why was the pre-Cold war early 20th Century very hesitant and contempt against Communism?

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How common was the practice of secularism amongst the aristocratic/ruling class within the Ottoman Empire?	4
What's the history behind the preeminence of Jewish creators in the film industry?	4
Much has been made over the historicity of the man Jesus, but is there any historical record of the founders/prophets of Judaism?	4
When the American high commmans discovered that statistically the average airman flying over Germany would only survive 14 missions, but needed 25 combat missions to return stateside, what was their reaction? We’re airman aware of their imminent doom, or were these statistics suppressed?	4
In the book "What If?" Robert Cowley claims that the Achaemenid Empire had a population of 80 milion which would mean the Persian empire ruled over almost half the world population, how was that possible considered they didn't rule large population centers like India or China ?	4
Why are samurais not allowed to do other work?	4
Does anyone know much about the Opium Wars? I have a few questions	4
Why was the Dutch golden age significant and how did it change/impact the rest of Europe?	4
When was the "buscadero holster" invented?	4
Why was the pre-Cold war early 20th Century very hesitant and contempt against Communism?	4