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The Wright Brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight in history in 1903. A little over a decade later, military planes were used by the Allied forces in WWI. How did we get from one to the other so quickly?

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When and why did the tradition of draping flags over a person's coffin begin?

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Why do very few Biblical characters have surnames?

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The Wright Brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight in history in 1903. A little over a decade later, military planes were used by the Allied forces in WWI. How did we get from one to the other so quickly?	45
When and why did the tradition of draping flags over a person's coffin begin?	17
Why do very few Biblical characters have surnames?	6