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How (and how quickly) did life change for minorities such as Albanians, Pontic Greeks, Circassians, Bosnians, etcetera living in the former Ottoman Empire as it gradually changed from a diverse and multi-ethnic empire into a state trying to carve out a ethnic/nationalist identity?

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To what degree did food poisoning from spoiled food cause illness and death in society in the eras before refrigeration?

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Besides the Bubonic Plague, what kind of diseases or pandemics would someone living in 14th Century Europe be at risk of contracting?

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Were there any great empires in history that existed without having to develop some form of standardized currency system?

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The Bronze Age Nuragic civilization flourished in Sardinia from the 18th Century BCE to the invasion of the Romans in 238 BCE. Did any elements of Nuragic culture survive into the Roman era?

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Were ancient cat owners aware of the effect that catnip had on cats?

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What is the origin of beekeeping? Or did different cultures develop apiculture independently of one another?

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What broad social trends and changes led to the rise and popularity of televangelism in the 1970s/1980s?

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How did people in ancient or premodern times treat or deal with pubic lice?

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Western astrology and Hindu astrology seem to use the same symbols (ram, bull, twins, crab, etcetera) for the astrological signs. Did one of them influence the other?

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How (and how quickly) did life change for minorities such as Albanians, Pontic Greeks, Circassians, Bosnians, etcetera living in the former Ottoman Empire as it gradually changed from a diverse and multi-ethnic empire into a state trying to carve out a ethnic/nationalist identity?	2
To what degree did food poisoning from spoiled food cause illness and death in society in the eras before refrigeration?	2
Besides the Bubonic Plague, what kind of diseases or pandemics would someone living in 14th Century Europe be at risk of contracting?	2
Were there any great empires in history that existed without having to develop some form of standardized currency system?	2
The Bronze Age Nuragic civilization flourished in Sardinia from the 18th Century BCE to the invasion of the Romans in 238 BCE. Did any elements of Nuragic culture survive into the Roman era?	2
Were ancient cat owners aware of the effect that catnip had on cats?	2
What is the origin of beekeeping? Or did different cultures develop apiculture independently of one another?	2
What broad social trends and changes led to the rise and popularity of televangelism in the 1970s/1980s?	2
How did people in ancient or premodern times treat or deal with pubic lice?	2
Western astrology and Hindu astrology seem to use the same symbols (ram, bull, twins, crab, etcetera) for the astrological signs. Did one of them influence the other?	2