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What ritualized homosexual act and/or relationship was there in Tokugawa? (Source in body)	5
Was Thomas Jefferson regarded as exceptionally intelligent by his peers? If not, how/when did exceptional intelligence become a central component of his reputation?	5
How were straight edges and compasses made in Euclid's lifetime?	5
Was Jefferson opposed to slavery as a moral matter, or just for the Union's sake?	5
Cartoonist Russell Monroe joked that draining the oceans would result in the Netherlands conquering the world, their sea level problem having dissapeared. How did historical Dutch resource allocation to water management compare to resource allocation by other Western European states to conquest?	4
[Hunting and Fishing] In colonial North America, were Native Americans broadly more resourceful with animal remains than the colonists? If not, were does the reputation for using "all of the animal" come from?	4
[Agriculture and Farming] How and when did the Great Plains recover from the Dust Bowl and what was the effect of the Dust Bowl on use of the Mississippi river network for shipping/transit?	4
Apparently, Monaco's real estate development east of the Casino de Monte-Carlo was almost all done after WWII, even though Monaco was well under 1 square mile in size. (Even with land reclamation, it's still under 1 square mile in size.) Why?	4
Did the UK consider any alternatives to giving control of Hong Kong to the PRC?	4
Supposing that La Bella Principessa WAS drawn by Leonardo, what does its existence teach us? Also, why is Leonardo da Vinci commonly referred to by his given name and place of birth, while other Renaissance artists are referred to by only their given name?	4

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