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1/3rd of all Norwegians moved from Norway to Canada and the USA. How much did this damage Norway's economy? How did they take the hit?

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How much were the economies of European nations like Germany, Italy, Norway, etc, damaged by the massive waves of emigration to America in the late 1800s/early 1900s, if they were damaged by it at all?

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How long have pawn shop been shorthand for desperation? Were they ever generally viewed differently?

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In the 1992 United States Senate Election in Ohio, the Workers' World Party candidate, Martha Grevatt, got 6.7% of the vote.

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Did corrupt Popes still take their duties seriously, generally?

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I'm a Viking boatman in 850CE entering my middle age, and I've spent the last 12 years terrorizing the coasts and rivers of eastern Europe. I've sailed down the Volga, I've been to the Caspian and Black seas, seen Persia, the edge of the steppe, and much of Byzantium. How "cultured" am I?

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How many changes of clothing would a sailor aboard a European merchant ship in the late 19th century have had? Did they have the ability to do laundry on board? Did they do it in port?

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What would a blacksmith have been doing day to day in west PA timber/coal country in the mid-late 1800s?

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1/3rd of all Norwegians moved from Norway to Canada and the USA. How much did this damage Norway's economy? How did they take the hit?	348
How much were the economies of European nations like Germany, Italy, Norway, etc, damaged by the massive waves of emigration to America in the late 1800s/early 1900s, if they were damaged by it at all?	142
How long have pawn shop been shorthand for desperation? Were they ever generally viewed differently?	22
In the 1992 United States Senate Election in Ohio, the Workers' World Party candidate, Martha Grevatt, got 6.7% of the vote.	21
Did corrupt Popes still take their duties seriously, generally?	20
I'm a Viking boatman in 850CE entering my middle age, and I've spent the last 12 years terrorizing the coasts and rivers of eastern Europe. I've sailed down the Volga, I've been to the Caspian and Black seas, seen Persia, the edge of the steppe, and much of Byzantium. How "cultured" am I?	16
How many changes of clothing would a sailor aboard a European merchant ship in the late 19th century have had? Did they have the ability to do laundry on board? Did they do it in port?	8
What would a blacksmith have been doing day to day in west PA timber/coal country in the mid-late 1800s?	2