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How many 16th century French laying hens would be required to feed Gaston his five dozen eggs?	4843
In 1602 Christian II of Saxony paid a dealer a fantastical 8500 Thaler for a mother of pearl casket made in Gujarat, a sizable fraction of the cost of his notably lavish palace. What would the value chain for such an object have looked like from manufacture to final sale?	188
Could any of the German submariners captured by Allied forces during WWII in the Mediterranean have been conscripts?	38
Next Chapter in the Legend of Silphion? What do the historians of this sub think of the hypothesis of Professor Miski that asserts Ferula drudeana to be the long lost contraceptive and miracle cure of Pliny the Elder?	36
How did Patrice Lumumba actually see the DRC's relationship with the Soviet Union before he was murdered, in part, for it? What were his diplomatic, economic, and ideological goals for his engagement with Khrushchev and the second world?	25
How did Patrice Lumumba actually see the DRC's relationship with the Soviet Union before he was, perhaps, murdered for it? What were his diplomatic, economic, and ideological goals for his engagement with Khrushchev and the second world?	19
In 1602 Christian II of Saxony paid a dealer a fantastical 8500 Thaler for a mother of pearl casket made in Gujarat during the rise of Mughal splendor and power, apparently for European royal markets. What would the value chain for such an object have looked like from manufacture to final sale?	13
Could any of the German submariners captured by Allied forces during WWII in the Mediterranean have been conscripts?	8
How was bread baked for the non-French armies of Napoleonic Europe?	6
Have any First Ladies of the United States been either widely, or credibly, rumored to have engaged in sex work prior to holding the office?	5

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