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How did circumcision become the norm in the US today, while becoming uncommon elsewhere?

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Throughout the history of Rome, was there any competition or rivalry between Roman legions in any form?

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"The British went to war because of Chinese military threats to defenseless British civilians, including women and children." How right is this WRT the Opium Wars?

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Could anyone explain how Germanic/Pagan peoples were Christianized so rapidly? Why was it so succesfull? In more practical terms, what might We imagine such a conversion looked like?

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Los Angeles has a large Armenian American population. Why Los Angeles, rather than an East Coast city? And how did there come to be such a sizeable Armenian population in the USA compared to Azeri or Georgian?

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Have there ever been any large Matriarchal societies in history?

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The ancient Indian epic Mahabharata mentions a yellow-skinned race called the "Chinas" taking part in major battles. Is this actually a reference to China, as some believe? If so why would China send armies to India in 1000 BCE; and if not, then why did the authors insert them into the story?

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Why was Saint Pierre and Miquelon returned to France multiple times and not annexed along with the rest of French North America by the British?

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Has there ever been foreign covert operations on American soil?

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After WWII, the Philippines was the #2 or 3 country in Asia. What went wrong?

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How did circumcision become the norm in the US today, while becoming uncommon elsewhere?	140
Throughout the history of Rome, was there any competition or rivalry between Roman legions in any form?	139
"The British went to war because of Chinese military threats to defenseless British civilians, including women and children." How right is this WRT the Opium Wars?	139
Could anyone explain how Germanic/Pagan peoples were Christianized so rapidly? Why was it so succesfull? In more practical terms, what might We imagine such a conversion looked like?	139
Los Angeles has a large Armenian American population. Why Los Angeles, rather than an East Coast city? And how did there come to be such a sizeable Armenian population in the USA compared to Azeri or Georgian?	139
Have there ever been any large Matriarchal societies in history?	139
The ancient Indian epic Mahabharata mentions a yellow-skinned race called the "Chinas" taking part in major battles. Is this actually a reference to China, as some believe? If so why would China send armies to India in 1000 BCE; and if not, then why did the authors insert them into the story?	138
Why was Saint Pierre and Miquelon returned to France multiple times and not annexed along with the rest of French North America by the British?	138
Has there ever been foreign covert operations on American soil?	138
After WWII, the Philippines was the #2 or 3 country in Asia. What went wrong?	138