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Why is garlic so prevalent in folklore?

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Did North American megafauna, like short-faced bears or sabertooths, prevent humans from spreading throughout the continent?

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It is said when Rome defeated Carthage they ploughed salt into the dirt so that nothing could be settled there again. With how expensive salt was in ancient times, would this have actually been possible?

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How much time would the average person spend producing alcohol in the Middle Ages?

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Did cities in the past have to deal with the urban heat island effect?

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Why did his duel with Alexander Hamilton end Aaron Burr's career?

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Did a Roman army ever march twenty miles in a day and then fight a battle at the end of that march?

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How did bubonic plague impact warfare in medieval Europe?

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Did any scribes have bad handwriting?

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Why is garlic so prevalent in folklore?	1692
Did North American megafauna, like short-faced bears or sabertooths, prevent humans from spreading throughout the continent?	21
It is said when Rome defeated Carthage they ploughed salt into the dirt so that nothing could be settled there again. With how expensive salt was in ancient times, would this have actually been possible?	15
How much time would the average person spend producing alcohol in the Middle Ages?	9
Did cities in the past have to deal with the urban heat island effect?	8
Why did his duel with Alexander Hamilton end Aaron Burr's career?	7
Did a Roman army ever march twenty miles in a day and then fight a battle at the end of that march?	4
How did bubonic plague impact warfare in medieval Europe?	4
Did any scribes have bad handwriting?	2