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Indiana Jones and Captain America films involve Nazis searching for magical relics in order to get an upper-hand against the allies. Did anything like that actually happen during the Nazi Regime?

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What is the history behind the expression 'The King is dead, long live The King'? Do the words have any more significance than just literally describing the process of a coronation?

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March 1991, ~75% of voters in the U.S.S.R. voted in favor of the "preservation of the U.S.S.R. as a renewed federation[...]." What was the intended response of proposing such an intricate question in the referendum and how did it affect the U.S.S.R., nine months before it's eventual dissolution?

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Have there been any other instances of 'pay as you go' religions like Scientology?

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Historically European monarchs have been supported by different heads of Christian denominations, particularly in the Divine Right of Kings belief. What is the current stance taken by these Churches on the past relationships between the Church and monarchs?

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Indiana Jones and Captain America films involve Nazis searching for magical relics in order to get an upper-hand against the allies. Did anything like that actually happen during the Nazi Regime?	2074
What is the history behind the expression 'The King is dead, long live The King'? Do the words have any more significance than just literally describing the process of a coronation?	13
March 1991, ~75% of voters in the U.S.S.R. voted in favor of the "preservation of the U.S.S.R. as a renewed federation[...]." What was the intended response of proposing such an intricate question in the referendum and how did it affect the U.S.S.R., nine months before it's eventual dissolution?	6
Have there been any other instances of 'pay as you go' religions like Scientology?	1
Historically European monarchs have been supported by different heads of Christian denominations, particularly in the Divine Right of Kings belief. What is the current stance taken by these Churches on the past relationships between the Church and monarchs?	1