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I've heard that "hunting accident" is code for a monarch or noble having an undesirable son quietly disposed of (or more generally assassination). Is this true?

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What was used to clean glasses before microfiber cloth and modern cleaning solution?

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The oldest European university is over 900 years old. While many are seen as liberal and for-profit institutions these days, how were they viewed originally and in the centuries since?

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Why did European artists depict people really poorly across much of the first and second millennium?

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Have any frontrunners or nominees in the American presidential race ever died?

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Is there any connection between the crystalline structure of bismuth and step pyramids? What is the oldest record of someone remarking on the unusual shape of bismuth crystals?

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I've heard that "hunting accident" is code for a monarch or noble having an undesirable son quietly disposed of (or more generally assassination). Is this true?	7502
What was used to clean glasses before microfiber cloth and modern cleaning solution?	13
The oldest European university is over 900 years old. While many are seen as liberal and for-profit institutions these days, how were they viewed originally and in the centuries since?	2
Why did European artists depict people really poorly across much of the first and second millennium?	2
Have any frontrunners or nominees in the American presidential race ever died?	1
Is there any connection between the crystalline structure of bismuth and step pyramids? What is the oldest record of someone remarking on the unusual shape of bismuth crystals?	1