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How plausible is the theory that the alleged body of St Mark in the box at the center of St Mark's Cathedral in Venice is actually Alexander the Great?

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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 palace. What would the value chain for such an object have looked like from manufacture to final sale?

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Could any of the German submariners captured by Allied forces during WWII in the Mediterranean have been conscripts?

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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?

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How plausible is the theory that the alleged body of St Mark in the box at the center of St Mark's Cathedral in Venice is actually Alexander the Great?	4
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 palace. What would the value chain for such an object have looked like from manufacture to final sale?	3
Could any of the German submariners captured by Allied forces during WWII in the Mediterranean have been conscripts?	2
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?	1