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If I was a Russian peasant living in Eastern Siberia in 1613, how long would it take me to know, if I would know at all, that a man named Michael is now the tsar? And would it change my life at all?

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What biblical figures are considered to have been actual, historical figures?

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Did Gladiator fights bring in a profit for Rome and its provinces? Or was it free entertainment for the people?

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Was the phrase "tree niggers" used a lot of the American frontier to describe Native Americans as portrayed in 'The Revenant'?

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If I was a Russian peasant living in Eastern Siberia in 1613, how long would it take me to know, if I would know at all, that a man named Michael is now the tsar? And would it change my life at all?	1687
What biblical figures are considered to have been actual, historical figures?	57
Did Gladiator fights bring in a profit for Rome and its provinces? Or was it free entertainment for the people?	13
Was the phrase "tree niggers" used a lot of the American frontier to describe Native Americans as portrayed in 'The Revenant'?	4