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Is the claims in the Wikipedia article on Timothy Dexter "the dumbest luckiest businessman ever", in fact credible?

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An aristocrat, a poor city dweller, and a wealthy merchant all go out for an evening of leisure in an ancient Asian Metropolis (seperately). They each want to drink and eat something good and do something fun. Where do they go? What do they eat/do? How do they commute?

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Was the Swedish colonization of Lappland in the 1800s similar to the American "wild" west?

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So, the Japanese imperial regalia. What are their historical origin and significance, and what are the chances that any of them actually made it into modern day?

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Is the claims in the Wikipedia article on Timothy Dexter "the dumbest luckiest businessman ever", in fact credible?	153
An aristocrat, a poor city dweller, and a wealthy merchant all go out for an evening of leisure in an ancient Asian Metropolis (seperately). They each want to drink and eat something good and do something fun. Where do they go? What do they eat/do? How do they commute?	8
Was the Swedish colonization of Lappland in the 1800s similar to the American "wild" west?	8
So, the Japanese imperial regalia. What are their historical origin and significance, and what are the chances that any of them actually made it into modern day?	1