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    Where do I post Benelux language and place questions?

    An article written a few years ago about a 1605 court meeting. It was phrased as a wife's dowry that was divided at/by Schepenbank in Overpelt. A representative from the local Abby was present, as were the widow's adult children. It was also stated the marriage and birth records were entered...
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    Missing words in English

    Superficial: .. American realtors often translate acreage into square feet to make a small piece of land seem larger. Afterall, 800 sq. ft. seems much larger than a plot of land that is 20 feet wide x 40 feet long. FYI: An American acre is 208.71' x 208,71' (feet). The answer is the number of...
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    What countries in Europe are mostly the opposite of "emotional" and "impulsive" ?

    The Irish are hot tempered and fiercely supportive of their country.
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    Greatest Dutch contributions to the world ?

    Thanks the laugh... "little parasites". . . ;-) I am surprised you can't hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth all the way from Chicago! They're such babies.
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    Greatest Polish contribution(s) to the world ?

    Thank you for the information. I don't have much faith in Wiki due to the number of uncorrected errors I know about, but I digress. I based my reply on what I was told by the Principal Chiefs I spoke with. I am not dismissing what you wrote. It is not insignificant by any means, but I would...
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    Orthodox Church and Xenophobia in the 21th century

    This is an odd subject for a thread but I think Knjaz posed an interesting question when s/he wrote: ". . . it is completely another question whether various christian churches of today fully understand what Christ actually tried to do or they have partially lost their way in worshiping and...
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    Greatest Polish contribution(s) to the world ?

    A different kind of contribution Poland has the largest Bison herd in the world. I had occasion to speak to the Principle Chief of several Native American tribes. They all tell the same story of their honored ancient old ones. The legend is the First Natives that settled in Alaska and Canada...
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    R1b mystery

    I forgot to add that R1a is blonde. With a R1b father and a R1a mother (with blonde hair) they had one of each. I have the red hair and my brother is the blonde. The 45th Parallel is very interesting.
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    R1b mystery

    R1a and R1b connection to the 45th Parallel If you go to the Home page of eupedia (the host here) and look at Genetics you will find good information on your R1a and R1b haplogroup connection. All R1b have one thing in common red hair. In Genetics click on R1b. There is a menu on the left...
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