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Is there any evidence that major, non-Catholic European powers, such as Russia or the Ottomans, funded or otherwise supported the Protestant Reformation as a way to sow discord in Europe?

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Do historians/archeologists actually support the idea of an Indo-European society/culture or is this a simplification by linguists?

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Besides political reasons, is there a benefit to having multiple satellite positioning systems (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo)?

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How were starving Irishmen able to afford transit costs to emigrate to the new world during the great famine?

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Are humans' veins closer to the skin than other mammals, which would supplement our "entire body" sweating mechanism?

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According to Wikipedia, the United States Navy has not executed anyone since 1849. Who was that person and what was their crime?

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Post-French Revolution, Napoleonic France created administrative regions that divided historic cultural groups. Post-Russian Revolution, different nationalities of the Russian Empire formed their own soviet republics. Why did both revolutionary states take a different approach to multiculturalism?

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In the United States, a work week from Monday to Friday with Saturday and Sunday taken off as weekends became standard in the first half of the 20th century. How long did it take for schools to adopt a Monday to Friday schedule?

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What was the Mexican response to American aid during the French intervention in Mexico (the one that ended in 1867)?

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How did grain stores in the ancient world work? Who was in charge of them and how was grain doled out in times of famine?

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Is there any evidence that major, non-Catholic European powers, such as Russia or the Ottomans, funded or otherwise supported the Protestant Reformation as a way to sow discord in Europe?	13	AskHistorians
Do historians/archeologists actually support the idea of an Indo-European society/culture or is this a simplification by linguists?	11	AskHistorians
Besides political reasons, is there a benefit to having multiple satellite positioning systems (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo)?	8	askscience
How were starving Irishmen able to afford transit costs to emigrate to the new world during the great famine?	6	AskHistorians
Are humans' veins closer to the skin than other mammals, which would supplement our "entire body" sweating mechanism?	5	askscience
According to Wikipedia, the United States Navy has not executed anyone since 1849. Who was that person and what was their crime?	5	AskHistorians
Post-French Revolution, Napoleonic France created administrative regions that divided historic cultural groups. Post-Russian Revolution, different nationalities of the Russian Empire formed their own soviet republics. Why did both revolutionary states take a different approach to multiculturalism?	4	AskHistorians
In the United States, a work week from Monday to Friday with Saturday and Sunday taken off as weekends became standard in the first half of the 20th century. How long did it take for schools to adopt a Monday to Friday schedule?	4	AskHistorians
What was the Mexican response to American aid during the French intervention in Mexico (the one that ended in 1867)?	3	AskHistorians
How did grain stores in the ancient world work? Who was in charge of them and how was grain doled out in times of famine?	3	AskHistorians