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Is it accurate to consider the Norwegian settlement of Iceland to be colonization?

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It's been nearly 21 years since the Great Ice Storm of 1998 struck the Northeast of Canada and the US, leaving 4 million without power. How did the respective governments deal with this catastrophe? Were there any warnings that such a massive storm was going to hit?

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Are Basilisk myths related to the story of Medusa and/or do they have a common origin?

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How have historians received Darwin Porter's claims that James Dean and Marlon Brando had a BDSM sexual relationship?

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When ancient armies conquered areas and brought back thousands of slaves, how did they guard and feed them all? How/Where were they eventually sold?

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What kind of economic opportunities would a woman in the Byzantine Empire have?

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Rome had a long history of political violence, so why did the Ides of March become, and remain, so iconic?

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Is it plausible that Servilia had a hand in Caesar's assassination like in HBO's Rome?

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How and why did Australia, of all places, end up with a huge wine industry?

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What are some good online sources for ancient Semitic cultures?

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Is it accurate to consider the Norwegian settlement of Iceland to be colonization?	3
It's been nearly 21 years since the Great Ice Storm of 1998 struck the Northeast of Canada and the US, leaving 4 million without power. How did the respective governments deal with this catastrophe? Were there any warnings that such a massive storm was going to hit?	3
Are Basilisk myths related to the story of Medusa and/or do they have a common origin?	3
How have historians received Darwin Porter's claims that James Dean and Marlon Brando had a BDSM sexual relationship?	3
When ancient armies conquered areas and brought back thousands of slaves, how did they guard and feed them all? How/Where were they eventually sold?	3
What kind of economic opportunities would a woman in the Byzantine Empire have?	3
Rome had a long history of political violence, so why did the Ides of March become, and remain, so iconic?	3
Is it plausible that Servilia had a hand in Caesar's assassination like in HBO's Rome?	3
How and why did Australia, of all places, end up with a huge wine industry?	3
What are some good online sources for ancient Semitic cultures?	3