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How common was it ever, in Europe and globally, to prosecute witches for trying to see the future? On what grounds was this considered blasphemous or otherwise morally wrong?

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How would medieval Europeans have said "Ass Kicking" in their language?

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How far east did the United States and the United Kingdom seriously consider negotiating for at the Yalta Conference?

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Game of Thrones' world is technologically and socially comparable to medieval Europe, its magic is a little like miracles or witchcraft. What aspects of GoT, if any, nevertheless give it away as a set of stories medieval Europeans wouldn't have written?

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Protestants in southern German-speaking lands struggled early, with some being run off. Seems like this would be an even bigger deal in northern German lands when the ruler converted to Lutheranism (or Calvinism) and took everyone else with them. Were these rulers resisted?

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Before emancipation white Americans took it as a given that African-American slaves could not be employed profitably in colder climates such as Nebraska's. Was there anything to this idea besides prejudicial conjecture about where dark-skinned people "naturally belonged"?

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Who else besides Trump and Eisenhower ever won the American Presidency in their first run for elected office?

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How common was it ever, in Europe and globally, to prosecute witches for trying to see the future? On what grounds was this considered blasphemous or otherwise morally wrong?	2
How would medieval Europeans have said "Ass Kicking" in their language?	2
How far east did the United States and the United Kingdom seriously consider negotiating for at the Yalta Conference?	1
Game of Thrones' world is technologically and socially comparable to medieval Europe, its magic is a little like miracles or witchcraft. What aspects of GoT, if any, nevertheless give it away as a set of stories medieval Europeans wouldn't have written?	1
Protestants in southern German-speaking lands struggled early, with some being run off. Seems like this would be an even bigger deal in northern German lands when the ruler converted to Lutheranism (or Calvinism) and took everyone else with them. Were these rulers resisted?	1
Before emancipation white Americans took it as a given that African-American slaves could not be employed profitably in colder climates such as Nebraska's. Was there anything to this idea besides prejudicial conjecture about where dark-skinned people "naturally belonged"?	1
Who else besides Trump and Eisenhower ever won the American Presidency in their first run for elected office?	0