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When did people start discovering that dinosaurs once existed? What did people originally think about them?

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Did Roman clothes, armour, fashion etc. change much throughout their history? If so how?

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When was oil first discovered and how long did it take to become one of the world's most valued commodities as it is today?

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How do cities (e.g. New York) go from an organic street layout to a planned grid system? Was there a large-scale demolition of buildings to make way for the road system at one point?

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Why did early Modern English words have so many extra E's at the end of words? E.g. this old map of Ireland, Cork used to be "CORCKE"

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Where did the trend of nations having modern rectangular flags come from?

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Why does ground-level seem to change so much over time?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did people start discovering that dinosaurs once existed? What did people originally think about them?	236
Did Roman clothes, armour, fashion etc. change much throughout their history? If so how?	38
When was oil first discovered and how long did it take to become one of the world's most valued commodities as it is today?	20
How do cities (e.g. New York) go from an organic street layout to a planned grid system? Was there a large-scale demolition of buildings to make way for the road system at one point?	14
Why did early Modern English words have so many extra E's at the end of words? E.g. this old map of Ireland, Cork used to be "CORCKE"	10
Where did the trend of nations having modern rectangular flags come from?	6
Why does ground-level seem to change so much over time?	2