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We have eastern (Confucius/buddha) & western schools of thought (Plato/Abraham), but what about Africa? In the last... 6,000 years, who has defined the Southern schools? Is Egypt/hermes trismegistus the pinnacle? Who are the writers/teachers?

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When did wearing an artist's clothing become popular? Were people wearing Coltrane t shirts or rocking Liszt necklaces?

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How did busy single workers feed themselves in an urban environment prior to the industrial revolution?

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How were words decided upon in the first Oxford 1879 dictionary?

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In Napoleon Hill’s 1937 classic “Think and Grow Rich”, he mentions that female homeless are “invisible. I presume they are there, but I do not see them; perhaps they kill themselves”. Where were the majority of jobless women in the American Great Depression? Did they “tramp” or do something else?

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Is there example of Exodus in other cultures besides Judaism?

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Has there been an example where fascists were peaceably voted from office or are they all violent turnovers?

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How did the anti Masonic party rise to power when 3rd party politicians are so hard to develop in America?

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How much did an Hermes bag cost in 1922 when they launched and what is that in todays dollars?

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Who/what is the oldest god/deity that we know by name?

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We have eastern (Confucius/buddha) & western schools of thought (Plato/Abraham), but what about Africa? In the last... 6,000 years, who has defined the Southern schools? Is Egypt/hermes trismegistus the pinnacle? Who are the writers/teachers?	770
When did wearing an artist's clothing become popular? Were people wearing Coltrane t shirts or rocking Liszt necklaces?	26
How did busy single workers feed themselves in an urban environment prior to the industrial revolution?	6
How were words decided upon in the first Oxford 1879 dictionary?	4
In Napoleon Hill’s 1937 classic “Think and Grow Rich”, he mentions that female homeless are “invisible. I presume they are there, but I do not see them; perhaps they kill themselves”. Where were the majority of jobless women in the American Great Depression? Did they “tramp” or do something else?	3
Is there example of Exodus in other cultures besides Judaism?	3
Has there been an example where fascists were peaceably voted from office or are they all violent turnovers?	3
How did the anti Masonic party rise to power when 3rd party politicians are so hard to develop in America?	2
How much did an Hermes bag cost in 1922 when they launched and what is that in todays dollars?	2
Who/what is the oldest god/deity that we know by name?	2