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It is reported that Martha Washington said hosting Thomas Jefferson and Mount Vernon was the second-most horrible day of her life, after burying her husband. Do we know what he did during that visit to garner that kind of response.

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It’s reported that Martha Washington said hosting Thomas Jefferson at Mount Vernon was the second-most horrible day of her life, after burying her husband. Do we know what he did during that visit to garner that kind of response?

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How did the fifty-ish years of Babylonian Exile of the people of Judah from 586-538 BCE logistically work?

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How did enslaved cooks learn novel recipes? Actually, a lot of questions about cooking...

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It is reported that Martha Washington said hosting Thomas Jefferson and Mount Vernon was the second-most horrible day of her life, after burying her husband. Do we know what he did during that visit to garner that kind of response.	3435
It’s reported that Martha Washington said hosting Thomas Jefferson at Mount Vernon was the second-most horrible day of her life, after burying her husband. Do we know what he did during that visit to garner that kind of response?	2940
How did the fifty-ish years of Babylonian Exile of the people of Judah from 586-538 BCE logistically work?	33
How did enslaved cooks learn novel recipes? Actually, a lot of questions about cooking...	14