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Could someone help me disentangle the mysterious death of Prince Afonso of Portugal in 1491? I am having trouble following why he was killed and who was most likely invovled.

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War crimes have happened throughout history. But were there fewer war crimes committed in the 19th century? If so, why?

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Why do people think St. Thomas traveled all the way to India and preached there? Are there any primary or other sources that suggest this?

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Is it true that President James Madison never made a war speech during the War of 1812, even though the British captured and burned Washington, D.C.?

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Why does the Chinese government hate the Dalai Lama?

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How was Pyotr Tchaikovsky's music received in the Soviet Union?

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How friendly was the United States with Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi Ba'ath party in the 1970s and 1980s?

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"Big data" is a growing topic in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. How have previous eras and cultures collected data? What concerns have these societies had about data collection? How did data collection change these societies?

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How honored and celebrated was Manfred von Richtofen and the "Flying Circus" during the Third Reich?

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How were the Mongols able to supply their armies given they rampaged from Baghdad to Beijing, from Vietnam to Poland? (Map inside)

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Could someone help me disentangle the mysterious death of Prince Afonso of Portugal in 1491? I am having trouble following why he was killed and who was most likely invovled.	4
War crimes have happened throughout history. But were there fewer war crimes committed in the 19th century? If so, why?	4
Why do people think St. Thomas traveled all the way to India and preached there? Are there any primary or other sources that suggest this?	4
Is it true that President James Madison never made a war speech during the War of 1812, even though the British captured and burned Washington, D.C.?	3
Why does the Chinese government hate the Dalai Lama?	3
How was Pyotr Tchaikovsky's music received in the Soviet Union?	3
How friendly was the United States with Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi Ba'ath party in the 1970s and 1980s?	3
"Big data" is a growing topic in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. How have previous eras and cultures collected data? What concerns have these societies had about data collection? How did data collection change these societies?	3
How honored and celebrated was Manfred von Richtofen and the "Flying Circus" during the Third Reich?	2
How were the Mongols able to supply their armies given they rampaged from Baghdad to Beijing, from Vietnam to Poland? (Map inside)	2