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Was there any diplomatic backlash to the opening of the movie "The Naked Gun"?

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[WP]Humanity has finally settled on another world. However. The man in charge of naming the planet has decided to name it after his hometown. Dildo, Newfoundland

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After being gifted to Cortez, La Malinche converted to Catholicism via baptism and was renamed Marina. Do we know if this conversion was earnest and genuine?

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During the dissolution of the monastaries in the reign of Henry VIII Bishop's Lynn was renamed King's Lynn which it remains to this day. However Bishop's Auckland was not. Why?

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What historical records are there on Guan Yu's horse, Red Hare?

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In 1976 Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) was reinterred in Galway, Ireland. Was there any opposition? Why was he reinterred in the first place?

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Were there any celebrations in the UK in 1807 to mark 100 years since the act of union?

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When and why did the US Marines gain such a revered position in popular American culture?

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Why did it take so long for Ethiopia to be colonised by a European power?

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Why were venetian doges styled as "His Serenity"?

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Was there any diplomatic backlash to the opening of the movie "The Naked Gun"?	6	AskHistorians
[WP]Humanity has finally settled on another world. However. The man in charge of naming the planet has decided to name it after his hometown. Dildo, Newfoundland	6	WritingPrompts
After being gifted to Cortez, La Malinche converted to Catholicism via baptism and was renamed Marina. Do we know if this conversion was earnest and genuine?	5	AskHistorians
During the dissolution of the monastaries in the reign of Henry VIII Bishop's Lynn was renamed King's Lynn which it remains to this day. However Bishop's Auckland was not. Why?	5	AskHistorians
What historical records are there on Guan Yu's horse, Red Hare?	4	AskHistorians
In 1976 Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) was reinterred in Galway, Ireland. Was there any opposition? Why was he reinterred in the first place?	4	AskHistorians
Were there any celebrations in the UK in 1807 to mark 100 years since the act of union?	4	AskHistorians
When and why did the US Marines gain such a revered position in popular American culture?	4	AskHistorians
Why did it take so long for Ethiopia to be colonised by a European power?	4	AskHistorians
Why were venetian doges styled as "His Serenity"?	3	AskHistorians