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Turkey just completed a rail tunnel linking the Asian and European sides of the Bosphorus. To what extent did this project damage local archaeology efforts?

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The Mongols were known for their fast cavalry, but also for their powerful siege engines. How exactly did they move heavy siege equipment around central Asia? Or was it something they would assemble in the field?

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Why did birthrates in the United States decline so rapidly in the 1920s?

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It's a recurring theme that older people are always lamenting "kids these days". What are some of the oldest quotes/texts complaining about the youth of ancient times?

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Why did the Western Roman Empire move its capital from the city of Rome to Ravenna?

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Why do roads and highways in Ontario seem to be in a neat grid pattern, while neighboring provinces and US states are not?

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Turkey just completed a rail tunnel linking the Asian and European sides of the Bosphorus. To what extent did this project damage local archaeology efforts?	13
The Mongols were known for their fast cavalry, but also for their powerful siege engines. How exactly did they move heavy siege equipment around central Asia? Or was it something they would assemble in the field?	6
Why did birthrates in the United States decline so rapidly in the 1920s?	4
It's a recurring theme that older people are always lamenting "kids these days". What are some of the oldest quotes/texts complaining about the youth of ancient times?	3
Why did the Western Roman Empire move its capital from the city of Rome to Ravenna?	1
Why do roads and highways in Ontario seem to be in a neat grid pattern, while neighboring provinces and US states are not?	0