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In historical Buddhism, how would they determine who was the reincarnation of the previous Buddha?

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What racial institutions/problems/tensions that we have today in the United States are directly related to the Enslavement of North Africans? How exactly are they connected, is there a way to pinpoint “x lead to y problem through means of z”?

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Is there any concerted effort to search old monasteries/churches for manuscripts?

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How historically accurate is the music of Wardruna?

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Was there ever a picture taken of an American Revolutionary War veteran while they were alive?

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Who were the Sons of Malta, a supposed secret society in 19th century USA that the Ku Klux Klan modeled themselves after?

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What were the primary differences between the Latin Church in Rome and the Greek Church in Constantinople that caused the East-West Schism in 1054?

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How well was Buddhism accepted at first in ancient China?

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Let's say that a white slave owning family of the American South had a female who was raped and impregnated by a slave. What would happen to her and her child? How would they be treated socially? What would happen to the slave responsible?

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This is a long shot, but: are there any modern "viking" tribes in Scandinavia similar to Native American tribal communities?

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In historical Buddhism, how would they determine who was the reincarnation of the previous Buddha?	5
What racial institutions/problems/tensions that we have today in the United States are directly related to the Enslavement of North Africans? How exactly are they connected, is there a way to pinpoint “x lead to y problem through means of z”?	5
Is there any concerted effort to search old monasteries/churches for manuscripts?	3
How historically accurate is the music of Wardruna?	3
Was there ever a picture taken of an American Revolutionary War veteran while they were alive?	3
Who were the Sons of Malta, a supposed secret society in 19th century USA that the Ku Klux Klan modeled themselves after?	3
What were the primary differences between the Latin Church in Rome and the Greek Church in Constantinople that caused the East-West Schism in 1054?	2
How well was Buddhism accepted at first in ancient China?	2
Let's say that a white slave owning family of the American South had a female who was raped and impregnated by a slave. What would happen to her and her child? How would they be treated socially? What would happen to the slave responsible?	1
This is a long shot, but: are there any modern "viking" tribes in Scandinavia similar to Native American tribal communities?	1