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How were the Christians a "protected minority" in Muslim controlled Iberia?

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In 12th Century England, what was the difference between a Duke and an Earl?

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How many citizens were killed in the UK during WW2? How many in London/cities vs rural areas?

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How large is today's global Jewish population compared to before the Holocaust? How spread out are they across the world compared to before?

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What are some good archives/other resources for researching the conversion from Paganism to Christianity in the Roman Empire, as well as Constantine's life?

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"Same-sex relations... were generally acceptable in the Greco-Rman world, especially if they were between socially unequal individuals" - What does that mean?

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I was reading about the Qadan and Sebilian cultures, who apparently had discovered farming, yet replaced it with hunting/gathering or other lifestyles. Is this true, could you expand upon it, and are there any other examples in prehistory of something like this happening?

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His were household appliances (vacuum cleaners, fridges, microwaves etc) advertised when they first came out? What was the initial public perception of them?

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Why did people remain loyalist to Britain during the American Revolution?

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"Patton was eliminated because he was in favor of carrying on the war and taking out the Soviets" - conspiracy theory? And aside from assassination, did Patton hold this view?

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How were the Christians a "protected minority" in Muslim controlled Iberia?	5
In 12th Century England, what was the difference between a Duke and an Earl?	5
How many citizens were killed in the UK during WW2? How many in London/cities vs rural areas?	4
How large is today's global Jewish population compared to before the Holocaust? How spread out are they across the world compared to before?	4
What are some good archives/other resources for researching the conversion from Paganism to Christianity in the Roman Empire, as well as Constantine's life?	4
"Same-sex relations... were generally acceptable in the Greco-Rman world, especially if they were between socially unequal individuals" - What does that mean?	3
I was reading about the Qadan and Sebilian cultures, who apparently had discovered farming, yet replaced it with hunting/gathering or other lifestyles. Is this true, could you expand upon it, and are there any other examples in prehistory of something like this happening?	3
His were household appliances (vacuum cleaners, fridges, microwaves etc) advertised when they first came out? What was the initial public perception of them?	3
Why did people remain loyalist to Britain during the American Revolution?	2
"Patton was eliminated because he was in favor of carrying on the war and taking out the Soviets" - conspiracy theory? And aside from assassination, did Patton hold this view?	2