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Why didn't the USSR/GDR shoot down Allied planes during the Berlin Airlift?	25
The kingdom of Sicily under Roger II is often described as a bulwark of tolerance and shrewd administration, a place in which Muslims, Jews and Christians lived together without conflict in an era when crusades were common, was it really like this?	25
The Louvre contains a porcelain incense burner from the Sung Dynasty that belonged to Marco Polo. However some say it was made in the 17th century, and therefore couldn't be Polo's. Which is accurate?	25
How did Indian nationalists view the Taj Mahal being identified as a symbol of India? What place does the building hold in the Indian psyche and has this changed throughout periods?	25
In the 30th episode of Seinfeld, Elaine takes the subway to a lesbian wedding. How common were same-sex marriages in the early 90s? Was there any legal weight behind these marriages?	25
Joan de Arc was instrumental in providing the French with a morale boost during the late stages of the Hundred Years War, but did she have any tactical/strategical knowledge that she used to help them win battles? Or were her successes in battles only down to her boosting the morale of her troops?	25
How do historians conduct research when so much material is locked away in private collections? How do they even find out what's in said collections and who has them?	25
With Christianity consisting of less than 5% of Taiwan's population, why did Christianity never make a strong foothold in Taiwan despite the fact that many of its leaders (both before and after the retreat of the ROC to Taiwan), such as Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Lee Teng-hui, were Christian?	25
Fort Bragg, NC is one of ten Army installations named after Confederate Army commanders, in this case, one of the most poorly regarded generals of the war. Why is his name still attached to the fort?	25
Why is Belarus the only European post-soviet state that ended in a dictatorship?	25

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