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Why did the Etruscans hardly ever sculpt in hard stone?

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"We have no way of knowing if today is Tuesday. We just have to trust someone has been keeping count since the first one". When was this first one? Have we been keeping count ever since, or have we ever lost track?

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How much did an average sailor know about what his ship was doing and the overall war effort, say during World War 2?

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What did the Romans understand about volcanoes before the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius?

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Do we know if women were involved in the construction of ancient monuments?

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The French mostly call him "Napoléon", the British mostly call him "Bonaparte". Why is this?

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Why did the Etruscans hardly ever sculpt in hard stone?	219
"We have no way of knowing if today is Tuesday. We just have to trust someone has been keeping count since the first one". When was this first one? Have we been keeping count ever since, or have we ever lost track?	71
How much did an average sailor know about what his ship was doing and the overall war effort, say during World War 2?	22
What did the Romans understand about volcanoes before the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius?	13
Do we know if women were involved in the construction of ancient monuments?	5
The French mostly call him "Napoléon", the British mostly call him "Bonaparte". Why is this?	1