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When countries adopted the Euro, what happened to the debt that was supposed to be paid out in a now defunct currency?

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Was the function and structure of the Holy Roman Empire more like the US, the EU, or NATO?

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How much information could be encoded in Incan Quipu? If it was just a ledger how would someone know what those numbers were supposed to represent?

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When and how was hard liquor first invented?

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How would people in the US in the 1800'd transport dead bounties across vast distances without them rotting beyond recognition and ruining the bounty?

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Why does the word "alcohol" trace its roots to Arabic when alcoholic beverages in Europe predates the Arabic language?

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How did soccer (and not another sport) gain the global popularity that it has?

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Where did the antisemitic/conspiracy theory idea that Jewish people "rule the world" come from and when did it start?

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Where does the stereotype of people in the Southern US being dumb and inbred come from?

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How did the phrase "the birds and the bees" come to mean sex?

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When countries adopted the Euro, what happened to the debt that was supposed to be paid out in a now defunct currency?	4
Was the function and structure of the Holy Roman Empire more like the US, the EU, or NATO?	4
How much information could be encoded in Incan Quipu? If it was just a ledger how would someone know what those numbers were supposed to represent?	3
When and how was hard liquor first invented?	3
How would people in the US in the 1800'd transport dead bounties across vast distances without them rotting beyond recognition and ruining the bounty?	3
Why does the word "alcohol" trace its roots to Arabic when alcoholic beverages in Europe predates the Arabic language?	3
How did soccer (and not another sport) gain the global popularity that it has?	3
Where did the antisemitic/conspiracy theory idea that Jewish people "rule the world" come from and when did it start?	2
Where does the stereotype of people in the Southern US being dumb and inbred come from?	2
How did the phrase "the birds and the bees" come to mean sex?	2