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Why were there so many artifacts recovered from the Battle of Visby, in comparison to many other battle sites?

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How important were the events of the French Revolution on the eventual abolition of slavery in France, in 1794?

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Are there many records or accounts in history, of projectiles of any sort (shot, cannonballs, artillery, arrows, bullets, etc) overshooting the battlefield and going on to damaging buildings or hurting innocent people?

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Prior to computing technologies, how were stock prices and their associated rises and falls calculated?

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What was the social and political status of Israel/Judea around the time of 0AD?

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In both the historical and modern context, how has the life of the average Jewish person changed in the decades before WWII and after, up to today?

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What role did the westernmost Union states (California, Oregon, Nevada) have during the United States Civil War?

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In many books and other media, there is a common trope of wooden practice weapons having a lead core to give it weight. Did this actually happen in history, and how did they achieve it, if it happened?

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What is the historical context behind African-American women wearing weaves?

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ELI5: We often hear people talk about how the Western world is based on the Roman and Greek cultures. In this, how many things from the Greek and Roman worlds do we use in the Western world, that are unchanged or virtually unchanged from those times?

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Why were there so many artifacts recovered from the Battle of Visby, in comparison to many other battle sites?	4
How important were the events of the French Revolution on the eventual abolition of slavery in France, in 1794?	3
Are there many records or accounts in history, of projectiles of any sort (shot, cannonballs, artillery, arrows, bullets, etc) overshooting the battlefield and going on to damaging buildings or hurting innocent people?	3
Prior to computing technologies, how were stock prices and their associated rises and falls calculated?	3
What was the social and political status of Israel/Judea around the time of 0AD?	3
In both the historical and modern context, how has the life of the average Jewish person changed in the decades before WWII and after, up to today?	3
What role did the westernmost Union states (California, Oregon, Nevada) have during the United States Civil War?	2
In many books and other media, there is a common trope of wooden practice weapons having a lead core to give it weight. Did this actually happen in history, and how did they achieve it, if it happened?	2
What is the historical context behind African-American women wearing weaves?	2
ELI5: We often hear people talk about how the Western world is based on the Roman and Greek cultures. In this, how many things from the Greek and Roman worlds do we use in the Western world, that are unchanged or virtually unchanged from those times?	1