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In a map from the early 1920’s, Yemen is depicted as being in a seemingly different place than today. Not as though it lost or gained territory but rather as if it has just picked up and walked somewhere else. What events led to this drastic change?

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How were time zones developed? How long have people understood that it could be both day and night at the exact same time in different parts of the world?

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Many communities in New England such as the Hamptons, Greenwich, Westport, and Portsmouth and synonymous with elitism and “Old Money”. Where does American “Old Money” come from and why did it flock to these communities?

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In a map from the early 1920’s, Yemen is depicted as being in a seemingly different place than today. Not as though it lost or gained territory but rather as if it has just picked up and walked somewhere else. What events led to this drastic change?	242
How were time zones developed? How long have people understood that it could be both day and night at the exact same time in different parts of the world?	16
Many communities in New England such as the Hamptons, Greenwich, Westport, and Portsmouth and synonymous with elitism and “Old Money”. Where does American “Old Money” come from and why did it flock to these communities?	16