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Would a 6th century BC Athenian citizen consider a move to one of the greek colonial city-states as a loss of status or as an opportunity for growth?

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Do we know about any muslims participiting in the settlement of the American west? If so, what was their experience like?

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Niobium: rare earth or not?

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The "Filles du Roy" were a group of orphan girls sent to colonise New France with Financial and Logistical backing from the State. Most of these orphanages were urban. How did these girls adapt to life on the "wild frontier" in New France?

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What would our world look like if the collision which ejected the material from which formed the Moon had not occurred? Would there be liquid water? What kind of atmosphere if any? Active geological processes? Life?

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By modern standards, how structured, centralised and sophisticated was the Roman Empires spy network?

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How is our liver able to regenerate itself, when our other organs cannot?

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By the early 1500s, how regulated was the sale, and re-sale of papal indulgences? Was there a black market? Were counterfeit indulgences a problem?

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As the use of gunpowder grew in Europe from the 15th to the 17th centuries, where and how was the necessary saltpeter obtained?

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Is there any truth to the notion that the Inuit produced seagull wine? If so, in what context was this consumed and could it be considered a variation on Kiviak?

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Would a 6th century BC Athenian citizen consider a move to one of the greek colonial city-states as a loss of status or as an opportunity for growth?	37	AskHistorians
Do we know about any muslims participiting in the settlement of the American west? If so, what was their experience like?	37	AskHistorians
Niobium: rare earth or not?	35	askscience
The "Filles du Roy" were a group of orphan girls sent to colonise New France with Financial and Logistical backing from the State. Most of these orphanages were urban. How did these girls adapt to life on the "wild frontier" in New France?	31	AskHistorians
What would our world look like if the collision which ejected the material from which formed the Moon had not occurred? Would there be liquid water? What kind of atmosphere if any? Active geological processes? Life?	31	askscience
By modern standards, how structured, centralised and sophisticated was the Roman Empires spy network?	30	AskHistorians
How is our liver able to regenerate itself, when our other organs cannot?	30	askscience
By the early 1500s, how regulated was the sale, and re-sale of papal indulgences? Was there a black market? Were counterfeit indulgences a problem?	28	AskHistorians
As the use of gunpowder grew in Europe from the 15th to the 17th centuries, where and how was the necessary saltpeter obtained?	27	AskHistorians
Is there any truth to the notion that the Inuit produced seagull wine? If so, in what context was this consumed and could it be considered a variation on Kiviak?	26	AskHistorians