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What was the most recent personal union in European monarchies?

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Are there any indigenous tribes of white people?

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Did China or any other great civilization in Antiquity ever build anything like the Colosseum or the Hippodrome?

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Why (and when) did people decide to "set " the 00:00 hour at midnight? (Instead of setting it at the beginning of the day, which seems like the intuitive thing to do)

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When the Jurchens/Manchus began their conquest of China in the late 16th Century, they had no major technological advantage over the 13th century Mongols. During the 300 years of The Ming Dynasty, why did the Chinese military doctrine not evolve to effectively deal with nomadic cavalry tactics?

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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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What was the most recent personal union in European monarchies?	48
Are there any indigenous tribes of white people?	48
Did China or any other great civilization in Antiquity ever build anything like the Colosseum or the Hippodrome?	48
Why (and when) did people decide to "set " the 00:00 hour at midnight? (Instead of setting it at the beginning of the day, which seems like the intuitive thing to do)	48
When the Jurchens/Manchus began their conquest of China in the late 16th Century, they had no major technological advantage over the 13th century Mongols. During the 300 years of The Ming Dynasty, why did the Chinese military doctrine not evolve to effectively deal with nomadic cavalry tactics?	48
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