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Today my friend told me that King John considered converting England to Islam to win support of Arabs against the threat of France. How true is this story?

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Was Ethiopia not initially colonised due to the prevalence of Christianity?

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I just watched a video of ISIS destroying a museum in Iraq- how important was the stuff they destroyed?

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Did aboriginal Australians build any kind of buildings/structures which are still standing? (prior to European colonisation)

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In light of Sharon's death: What actually happened at Sabra and Shatila? Was it the israeli's fault or have they just been given the blame for Lebanese Christian terrorists?

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Why did Japan invade East Timor in WW2 if Portugal was neutral? They didn't invade Macau after all

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Scotland was one of the few European countries never to persecute Jews, why did Jews only migrate to the country fairly recently?

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40 years ago to Turkey invaded Cyprus, were there British troops on the island at the time? If so what did they do?

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Did London loose any iconic/important buildings or other cultural/historical treasures during the Blitz?

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Why do Dutch and Belgian Monarchs not have crowns?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Today my friend told me that King John considered converting England to Islam to win support of Arabs against the threat of France. How true is this story?	367
Was Ethiopia not initially colonised due to the prevalence of Christianity?	242
I just watched a video of ISIS destroying a museum in Iraq- how important was the stuff they destroyed?	95
Did aboriginal Australians build any kind of buildings/structures which are still standing? (prior to European colonisation)	81
In light of Sharon's death: What actually happened at Sabra and Shatila? Was it the israeli's fault or have they just been given the blame for Lebanese Christian terrorists?	68
Why did Japan invade East Timor in WW2 if Portugal was neutral? They didn't invade Macau after all	66
Scotland was one of the few European countries never to persecute Jews, why did Jews only migrate to the country fairly recently?	62
40 years ago to Turkey invaded Cyprus, were there British troops on the island at the time? If so what did they do?	42
Did London loose any iconic/important buildings or other cultural/historical treasures during the Blitz?	40
Why do Dutch and Belgian Monarchs not have crowns?	34