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Why is it that the majority of sources on Grace O'Malley - an Irish noblewoman and military leader important enough to meet Queen Elizabeth - seem to come from English (or otherwise non-Irish) origins?

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Did Japanese occupation during WWII have any lasting effects on regions such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, etc?

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Why exactly was the French Popular Front divided on supporting the Spanish Republic during the civil war?

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Does anybody know the origins of American regional terms for Soda (pop, coke, soda, etc.)?

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Do we know why maces are used as symbols of authority in legislatures, as opposed to other ceremonial weapons like swords?

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How compliant were Vichy French leaders in the Holocaust?

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Did the Romanian and Hungarian Communist governments ever come into conflict over the status and treatment of the Magyar minority in Romania?

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In the AMC show 'The Terror', Francis Crozier and another officer of the Franklin Expedition are depicted as being able to speak and understand the local Inuit language. Is this historically true?

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Music in Antiquity

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According to Wikipedia, the Orthodox monks at Mount Athos appealed directly to Hitler for protection during the occupation of Greece. Do we know how this dialogue played out, and if the rest of the Orthodox world was aware of it?

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Why is it that the majority of sources on Grace O'Malley - an Irish noblewoman and military leader important enough to meet Queen Elizabeth - seem to come from English (or otherwise non-Irish) origins?	20
Did Japanese occupation during WWII have any lasting effects on regions such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, etc?	19
Why exactly was the French Popular Front divided on supporting the Spanish Republic during the civil war?	18
Does anybody know the origins of American regional terms for Soda (pop, coke, soda, etc.)?	18
Do we know why maces are used as symbols of authority in legislatures, as opposed to other ceremonial weapons like swords?	15
How compliant were Vichy French leaders in the Holocaust?	15
Did the Romanian and Hungarian Communist governments ever come into conflict over the status and treatment of the Magyar minority in Romania?	14
In the AMC show 'The Terror', Francis Crozier and another officer of the Franklin Expedition are depicted as being able to speak and understand the local Inuit language. Is this historically true?	13
Music in Antiquity	13
According to Wikipedia, the Orthodox monks at Mount Athos appealed directly to Hitler for protection during the occupation of Greece. Do we know how this dialogue played out, and if the rest of the Orthodox world was aware of it?	12