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How and when did it become common to require a government issued license to be married?

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Why did Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid II, safely evacuate and welcome the Jews into his own kingdom during the Spanish Inquisition?

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Is war necessary for advancement of technology (and possibly for society?)

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At what point did people begin to conceive of the various wars in the 1930's-40's as a unified World War II?

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Was Martin Luther King Jr. a cheater?

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The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean didn't seem to stop the ancient Polynesians from exploring it. Why did ancient Europeans/Africans not explore very much of the Atlantic?

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Did German leadership regret wasting resources and money on developing their African colonies when WWI broke out?

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Reading 1 Maccabees at the moment, and it makes mention of alleged surgery apostate Jews would undertake to "reverse" their circumcision. Did this ever really happen, and if so, what would it entail in the Hellenistic era?

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Why where catholic italians willing to fight against their own pope in wars like the War of the Eight Saints?

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Is it true that Thailand was never conquered?

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How and when did it become common to require a government issued license to be married?	11
Why did Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid II, safely evacuate and welcome the Jews into his own kingdom during the Spanish Inquisition?	11
Is war necessary for advancement of technology (and possibly for society?)	11
At what point did people begin to conceive of the various wars in the 1930's-40's as a unified World War II?	11
Was Martin Luther King Jr. a cheater?	11
The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean didn't seem to stop the ancient Polynesians from exploring it. Why did ancient Europeans/Africans not explore very much of the Atlantic?	11
Did German leadership regret wasting resources and money on developing their African colonies when WWI broke out?	11
Reading 1 Maccabees at the moment, and it makes mention of alleged surgery apostate Jews would undertake to "reverse" their circumcision. Did this ever really happen, and if so, what would it entail in the Hellenistic era?	11
Why where catholic italians willing to fight against their own pope in wars like the War of the Eight Saints?	11
Is it true that Thailand was never conquered?	11