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Did any of Christ's disciples have children?	10
Were the Alps explored, charted and climbed during the Medieval period? If I wanted to pass through what was it like and who did I ask for help?	10
How did the Catholic church originally respond to the advent of Mormonism?	10
How did the Kadyrov family go from being prominent Chechen independence fighters, to some of Russia’s most staunch lieutenants?	9
To what extent are we informed about plans for Kaliningrad during the Cold War? Did NATO have contingencies for capturing/neutralising it? How could the exclave operate offensively and/or defensively were war to break out?	9
At the time of his impeachment did US law allow for Richard Nixon to pardon himself of any and all federal crimes? If yes, then why did he not exercise this right, instead relying on president Ford? Is a pardon historically viewed as an admission of guilt in US law?	8
China's constitution will now include the Xi Jinping-ism, putting the leader on a par with Chairman Mao. How and why was Mao personally incorporated into the constitution at the time, and was this unusual for Communist states?	8
P. H. Wilson says that Charlemagne was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800AD, because it was a Sunday and so therefore exactly 7000 years since the creation of Earth. Can anyone unpack this a little for me?	8
Tom Bissel writes that the Council of Chalcedon in 451 declared Christ 'perfect in divinity AND humanity', which pushed away the Miaphysite sect, who believed Christ to be wholly divine AND human. What am I missing about this historical split, they seem to agree? Is there more going on?	8
Pol Pot's 'Year Zero' genocide program references the French Revolution. Why did he choose that rather than the more contemporary communist uprisings. Was he not a typical communist?	8

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