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How did Columbus calculate the size of the Earth?

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Why did the Merovingians and Pippinids adopt Christianity so fervently?

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When was the last time (if ever) an elector was faithless in US presidential elections?

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What went wrong with India's scientific development as a society?

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Why was it "acceptable" for Prince Charles to marry a divorced woman, when Edward VIII had to abdicate for marrying divorcee Wallis Simpson?

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Was the Earth's sea-level significantly lower in ancient times?

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What is the logic for the map maker classifying the map this way, specifically in Canada?

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Did more Puerto Ricans soldiers really die in Vietnam War than from any state?

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Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks?

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What is known about the possibility of a "real King Arthur"?

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What's the advantage of the infantry column formation in the Napoleonic Wars?

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Did Aztecs know how many continents there are on earth?

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Which countries (or comparable geographical units) have a lower population now than they used to at some point in history before 1950?

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Why did the Japanese attack the Aleutians at the same time as Midway?

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Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt pro-intervention?

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Was the concept of religious freedom in the early United States applied to native American faiths?

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What forces/incentives drove the Mongols to conquer a much larger territory than they could comfortably settle or rule?

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What was Palestine before, if not a country?

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What was the world population around 970 BC? Does it fit the biblical narrative?

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Was FDR right that a garden hose was really $15 in 1940 (c.a. $300 today)?

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Is there any evidence to back up David Starkey's claim that infanticide of mixed-race children was integral to the Ottoman slave trade?

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In the Battle of the Coral Sea, how could two Japanese scouts grossly mis-identify two American ships?

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Was the Somerset Decision in 1772 in England the real underlying cause of the American Revolutionary war?

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Why did the Phoenicians let the Hebrews (Jews) settle in Canaan?

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How was Martin Luther King Jr. viewed by white Americans at the time?

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Was violent or nonviolent protest more effective in the context of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement?

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Which year in history had the highest ratio of non-natural deaths?

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Why are the German and French languages so different?

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Demographics: Were diseases the sole reason for the decrease in native Hawaiian population?

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How did Columbus calculate the size of the Earth?

Why wouldn't the South make salt from seawater during the American Civil War?

Why did the Merovingians and Pippinids adopt Christianity so fervently?

When was the last time (if ever) an elector was faithless in US presidential elections?

What went wrong with India's scientific development as a society?

Why was it "acceptable" for Prince Charles to marry a divorced woman, when Edward VIII had to abdicate for marrying divorcee Wallis Simpson?

Was the Earth's sea-level significantly lower in ancient times?

What is the logic for the map maker classifying the map this way, specifically in Canada?

Did more Puerto Ricans soldiers really die in Vietnam War than from any state?

Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks?

What is known about the possibility of a "real King Arthur"?

What's the advantage of the infantry column formation in the Napoleonic Wars?

Did Aztecs know how many continents there are on earth?

Which countries (or comparable geographical units) have a lower population now than they used to at some point in history before 1950?

Why did the Japanese attack the Aleutians at the same time as Midway?

Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt pro-intervention?

Was the concept of religious freedom in the early United States applied to native American faiths?

What forces/incentives drove the Mongols to conquer a much larger territory than they could comfortably settle or rule?

What was Palestine before, if not a country?

What was the world population around 970 BC? Does it fit the biblical narrative?

Was FDR right that a garden hose was really $15 in 1940 (c.a. $300 today)?

Is there any evidence to back up David Starkey's claim that infanticide of mixed-race children was integral to the Ottoman slave trade?

In the Battle of the Coral Sea, how could two Japanese scouts grossly mis-identify two American ships?

Was the Somerset Decision in 1772 in England the real underlying cause of the American Revolutionary war?

Why did the Phoenicians let the Hebrews (Jews) settle in Canaan?

How was Martin Luther King Jr. viewed by white Americans at the time?

Was violent or nonviolent protest more effective in the context of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement?

Which year in history had the highest ratio of non-natural deaths?

Why are the German and French languages so different?

Demographics: Were diseases the sole reason for the decrease in native Hawaiian population?