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Did paper airplanes exist before there were airplanes?

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How was the death of Abraham Lincoln's son commented on in Confederate newspapers and private writings during the Civil War?

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Were retired Roman soldiers with land grants actually taught how to farm?

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What did slavery look like in Galilee and Jerusalem while Jesus was growing up?

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Before germ theory, what did doctors performing surgery or treating wounds do to prevent infection?

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Was there a public anti-imperialist / anti-colonial movement in Victorian England?

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How was the death of Abraham Lincoln's son commented on in Confederate newspapers and private writings during the Civil War?

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How rich and successful could a full time writer get in early imperial Rome?

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Why did so many countries that German Jews tried to flee to in the 1930s and 40s refuse to accept them?

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Did mestizos from Mexico fight for Iberia in the Thirty Years War?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did paper airplanes exist before there were airplanes?	1496
How was the death of Abraham Lincoln's son commented on in Confederate newspapers and private writings during the Civil War?	1117
Were retired Roman soldiers with land grants actually taught how to farm?	156
What did slavery look like in Galilee and Jerusalem while Jesus was growing up?	39
Before germ theory, what did doctors performing surgery or treating wounds do to prevent infection?	25
Was there a public anti-imperialist / anti-colonial movement in Victorian England?	22
How was the death of Abraham Lincoln's son commented on in Confederate newspapers and private writings during the Civil War?	19
How rich and successful could a full time writer get in early imperial Rome?	19
Why did so many countries that German Jews tried to flee to in the 1930s and 40s refuse to accept them?	9
Did mestizos from Mexico fight for Iberia in the Thirty Years War?	7