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How did Native Americans protect themselves from tornadoes?

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How long would it take to travel from Yorkshire to Istanbul in 1912?

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Why is the Odyssey viewed as a part of Greek Mythology and not just a story?

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In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lord Henry refers to Gray as, "Not of age yet," what's that mean for the time period?

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Why are the Americas statistically more dangerous than the Eastern Hemisphere?

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Why wasn't Greenland hit by the Black Death?

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Did the lower class ever make their own writing system when literacy rates were so low?

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How did ancient Native Americans get past the Amazon and the Panama rainforest (idk what it's called lol)?

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How did people in the 17th century safely perform witch burnings?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Native Americans protect themselves from tornadoes?	180
How long would it take to travel from Yorkshire to Istanbul in 1912?	20
Why is the Odyssey viewed as a part of Greek Mythology and not just a story?	18
In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lord Henry refers to Gray as, "Not of age yet," what's that mean for the time period?	13
Why are the Americas statistically more dangerous than the Eastern Hemisphere?	11
Why wasn't Greenland hit by the Black Death?	9
Did the lower class ever make their own writing system when literacy rates were so low?	2
How did ancient Native Americans get past the Amazon and the Panama rainforest (idk what it's called lol)?	1
How did people in the 17th century safely perform witch burnings?	1