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Is there any truth to the story that Sikaiana (a small populated atoll near the Solomon Islands) was part of the Kingdom of Hawaii and therefore, by extension, part of the Territory (and later, the state) of Hawaii?
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Before Panama’s political separation from Colombia, how did Colombia maintain control across the Darien Gap?
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In Western Europe in the Middle Ages, was it really the case that priests or monks could and did engage in deadly combat, so long as they used a blunt weapon (due to a very literal interpretation of a prohibition on shedding blood)?
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In the pre-Abolition United States, when a slave was sold, what were typical legal terms for the transaction? Would there be a warranty? Was the purchase price normally paid in full at closing, or were arrangements more like installment sales or leases used? Was financing available?
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