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In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson claimed: "Now, in many ways, the first book was the Bible. I mean, literally." To what extent (if at all) is this true?

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A recent Slate article claims that "[t]o colonial Americans, termination [of pregnancies] was as normal as the ABCs and the 123s." Is this true?

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Five months after losing the Battle of Julu in 207 BCE, 200,000 Qin soldiers surrendered to the Chu armies and were buried alive. How common were mass executions of this nature in the ancient world, and how exactly were they carried out?

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How similar were Victorian-era taverns to the modern restaurant industry?

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How did the surrounding colonies react to the Salem Witch Trials?

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In medieval Europe, how prevalent was belief in lycanthropy, what were the sources of this belief, and what would most often happen to someone accused of being a werewolf?

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Did angry mobs in the Middle Ages ever actually run people out of town with pitchforks and torches?

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Did Gilded Age titans like Rockefeller or Carnegie ever consider self-funding a presidential campaign?

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Was Shakespearean dialogue as hard to follow for 17th century audiences as it often is for modern ones?

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How easy was it for fugitives to evade capture in the Roman Empire?

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In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson claimed: "Now, in many ways, the first book was the Bible. I mean, literally." To what extent (if at all) is this true?	7632
A recent Slate article claims that "[t]o colonial Americans, termination [of pregnancies] was as normal as the ABCs and the 123s." Is this true?	1318
Five months after losing the Battle of Julu in 207 BCE, 200,000 Qin soldiers surrendered to the Chu armies and were buried alive. How common were mass executions of this nature in the ancient world, and how exactly were they carried out?	89
How similar were Victorian-era taverns to the modern restaurant industry?	68
How did the surrounding colonies react to the Salem Witch Trials?	34
In medieval Europe, how prevalent was belief in lycanthropy, what were the sources of this belief, and what would most often happen to someone accused of being a werewolf?	20
Did angry mobs in the Middle Ages ever actually run people out of town with pitchforks and torches?	19
Did Gilded Age titans like Rockefeller or Carnegie ever consider self-funding a presidential campaign?	16
Was Shakespearean dialogue as hard to follow for 17th century audiences as it often is for modern ones?	16
How easy was it for fugitives to evade capture in the Roman Empire?	7