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Did prophet Muhammad and his companions own slaves?

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Did the countries that had legal gun ownership fair better under Nazi occupation ?

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In this 1544 census, one of the female names means “she is hated.” Why would someone name their daughter this?

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The Mayans were described as having an incredibly advanced form of dentistry with metal bow drills, and names for each tooth and procedure with the ability to fill cavities with amber. Is this true and how did it compare with other regions around the world?

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Any substantial news about the exploration of the Southern shaft in the Queen's chamber in the Great Pyramid? It seems that since the stopping of the Djedi project in 2011, we have no news about this fascinating page of Egyptology.

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Does anyone have any recommendations for books that document their early conflicts between indigenous peoples and English colonist in the North East?

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Of the Hundreds In Existence, What is the Definitive WWII Documentary? How Quickly Does a Documentary Become Outdated? What Makes a Documentary "Definitive" Anyway?

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Why did Italian-Americans and Irish Americans remained in the urban parts of the North Eastern Seaboard and not spread out like Germans-Americans or Other European-Americans?

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In 1939, children in Denmark would play Brits/French/Germans vs. Soviets as their version of police vs. robbers. After the Nazi invasion in April 1940, this changed to Brits/French/Soviets vs. Germans. Are there other examples of the "belligerents" changing like this in children's war games?

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Were black people allowed in the Prussian, NGF and/or Imperial German army?

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Did prophet Muhammad and his companions own slaves?	48
Did the countries that had legal gun ownership fair better under Nazi occupation ?	48
In this 1544 census, one of the female names means “she is hated.” Why would someone name their daughter this?	48
The Mayans were described as having an incredibly advanced form of dentistry with metal bow drills, and names for each tooth and procedure with the ability to fill cavities with amber. Is this true and how did it compare with other regions around the world?	48
Any substantial news about the exploration of the Southern shaft in the Queen's chamber in the Great Pyramid? It seems that since the stopping of the Djedi project in 2011, we have no news about this fascinating page of Egyptology.	48
Does anyone have any recommendations for books that document their early conflicts between indigenous peoples and English colonist in the North East?	48
Of the Hundreds In Existence, What is the Definitive WWII Documentary? How Quickly Does a Documentary Become Outdated? What Makes a Documentary "Definitive" Anyway?	48
Why did Italian-Americans and Irish Americans remained in the urban parts of the North Eastern Seaboard and not spread out like Germans-Americans or Other European-Americans?	48
In 1939, children in Denmark would play Brits/French/Germans vs. Soviets as their version of police vs. robbers. After the Nazi invasion in April 1940, this changed to Brits/French/Soviets vs. Germans. Are there other examples of the "belligerents" changing like this in children's war games?	48
Were black people allowed in the Prussian, NGF and/or Imperial German army?	48