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Was Virgil's "Aeneid" an attempt to trump Homer's "Odyssey", or did the Trojans actually found Rome?

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My 65 year old uncle is named Beverly. Was it common decades ago for men to have names that our considered feminine now?

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How did indigenous North and South American languages become unrelated to each other over time when all inhabitants came from the Bering Land Bridge? Did different ethnic groups cross at different times?

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Who was the most skilled combatant from past civilizations that we know actually existed?

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Was Virgil's "Aeneid" an attempt to trump Homer's "Odyssey", or did the Trojans actually found Rome?	139
My 65 year old uncle is named Beverly. Was it common decades ago for men to have names that our considered feminine now?	18
How did indigenous North and South American languages become unrelated to each other over time when all inhabitants came from the Bering Land Bridge? Did different ethnic groups cross at different times?	4
Who was the most skilled combatant from past civilizations that we know actually existed?	2