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What is the origin of the "wheat and chessboard" legend?

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Why did the clocks go back in Shanghai on December 31, 1927?

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What did the letter theta symbolize in ancient Greece?

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What was El Greco's relationship with the Spanish Inquisition?

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Prominent examples of scientific racism in ancient Greece

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Was there a Spanish plan to retake Malta, had the siege of 1565 been succesful?

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What language was the Charter of Liberties written in?

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What is the archaeological evidence for the Aztecs' use of entheogens?

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What evidence support the theory that the killing of unwanted children was practiced in ancient Athens?

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Is there a historical basis for the "day of the false King" described in The Egyptian?

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What was the reason for the near-mutiny on the Georgios Averof in 1911?

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Was Julius Caesar a hippie?

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When did Japan and the Three Kingdoms of Korea first meet?

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How long before someone was declared dead in ancient Greece?

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Is the story of Plato's arrest at Aegina plausible?