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February 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 1

1. US politics questions
2. Iowa Caucus question

February 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 2

1. Primary Caucus in US presidential election
2. "ADA 103"
3. Number of civil servants per capita per EU Member State?

February 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 3

1. Who has Syrian neutrality laws?
2. Dewey classification

February 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 4

1. Thought experiments, ethics, and cause

February 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 5

1. Lord Lucan and the disappearing judge
2. License to Reproduce Copyrighted Photographs

February 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 6

1. Paradise for females
2. Platinum jubilee and beyond

February 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 7

1. Floor-crossing in UK Parliament
2. Paradise for females 2
3. Any treaty against ballistic missiles?
4. Musical instrument
5. Why do we need the design right (UK)?
6. Bernie Sanders' surname origins

February 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 9

1. Just William
2. Paradise for females (3, I suppose)
3. Ghee in 10th century Japan

February 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 10

1. Subpoenas vs. non-disclosure agreements
2. Did all slaves get American citizenship in 1865?
3. Slava Kurilov
4. Human life-span before the 20th century
5. Number of Remote workers
6. Paying to renounce citizenship

February 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 11

1. Third Lady of the United States
2. Foule sluts in dairies

February 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 12

1. Length of reign of Pharaohs
2. US Presidential elections - Suspension of campaigns
3. First individual

February 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 13

1. Clarifications with the Mayerling Incident
2. Invading England from France
3. Titanic

February 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 14

1. Congressional lame duck period in 1960
2. Animal Shelters vs Homeless Shelters in US
3. "Murder of a federal employee" and mens rea
4. Overturning an adoption decree
5. Is rape about power and control? Or about sex? Or both?
6. Why do some people make the mistake of acknowledging (sp?) the concept of death?
7. Multiple viewpoint novels
8. Population of Arabia at the time of Muslim conquests
9. Identify a Hammond Innes book
10. The Hurl Stone, England

February 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 15

1. Citizenship or residence requirements for SCOTUS Judges
2. Untied States' "nation building" efforts in Mexico

February 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 16

1. What Bible is used for the Roman Catholic Mass in the USA?
2. Boutros Boutros-Ghali: Why the repeated name?
3. Is a viable Palestinian State a possibility?

February 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 17

1. In Japan, how common is the combination futon and murphy bed?

February 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 18

1. Christianity, social progressiveness and sex
2. Tax system
3. Royal mint and legal tender

February 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 19

1. £

February 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 20

1. Who was the original person?
2. Maya numerals
3. Reverse-psychology

February 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 21

1. What happens in USA political primaries when a first term president seeks a second term?
2. What are the statistics for US Presidents who transition from a first-term to a second-term?
3. 2014R
4. Architectural style ID
5. Carnets de guerre
6. Details about Donald Trump financing his own presidential run
7. Segregation in the Deep South (USA)
8. U.S. citzenship
9. fallacy of a faulty comparison?

February 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 23

1. Website for looking up all flights out of an airport
2. New Hebrides

February 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 24

1. Why did Shakespeare not include act and scene divisions in his plays?

February 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 25

1. Actual case law on the fair housing act and discriminatory language
2. A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole
3. Were any of the possibly BS things in Indiana Jones and similar real?
4. Alternate history
5. Coronation of the British Monarch
6. Official name of the fireside chats?

February 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 26

1. FDR's black arm-band - mourning in mid 20th century USA
2. A pair of Wilde Cornish barons
3. U.S. Senators/Representatives in remainder to British peerages
4. Does college attendance affect the credit score?

February 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 27

1. Countries withdrawing from or breaching drug conventions

February 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 28

1. Are there any tribes in Iraq that are not Arab?
2. Protecting abortion clinics and similar facilities from murderous fanatics
3. Blue helmets in combat
4. In psychology, how do you draw the line defining mental issues?

February 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2016 February 29

1. Republican and Democratic parties number of candidates for presidential primaries
2. Black armbands as a sign of mourning
3. Identify church by interior elements