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Throughout the history of the United States, what influence, if any, did faithless electors have on the electoral process?

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Similarities between the Roman and Byzantine Empires

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Alexei Kosygin's Reforms and the Soviet Union

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Have any countries ever attempted to abolish or replace their police force and replace it with other initiatives? If so how did they turn out?

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In the wiki page about the Black Stone (Kaaba), it says there are reports of counterparts to the black stone, there was a “red stone” in Ghaiman and “white stone” in al Abalat.

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Due to the rapid development of technology, our world has seen multitude of things which have never existed before such as computers, internet, social media etc. Do we have any ideas how the future historians could approach our era? Which new subfields and challenges would perhaps arise?

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Why is there such a difference in the names of Achaemenid and Sassanid names?

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In the series Outlander there is a fly fishing scene where a rod AND reel were used. Did such reels exist and were in use in Colonial times?

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How was the interior of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece lit?

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Can anyone direct me to some scholarship on medieval domestic service? In particular regarding women but anything will do!

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Throughout the history of the United States, what influence, if any, did faithless electors have on the electoral process?	4
Similarities between the Roman and Byzantine Empires	4
Alexei Kosygin's Reforms and the Soviet Union	4
Have any countries ever attempted to abolish or replace their police force and replace it with other initiatives? If so how did they turn out?	4
In the wiki page about the Black Stone (Kaaba), it says there are reports of counterparts to the black stone, there was a “red stone” in Ghaiman and “white stone” in al Abalat.	4
Due to the rapid development of technology, our world has seen multitude of things which have never existed before such as computers, internet, social media etc. Do we have any ideas how the future historians could approach our era? Which new subfields and challenges would perhaps arise?	4
Why is there such a difference in the names of Achaemenid and Sassanid names?	4
In the series Outlander there is a fly fishing scene where a rod AND reel were used. Did such reels exist and were in use in Colonial times?	4
How was the interior of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece lit?	4
Can anyone direct me to some scholarship on medieval domestic service? In particular regarding women but anything will do!	4