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When I return from the supermarket, my fruits and vegetables begin to go bad after several days. How did a farmer in the Middle Ages yield and preserve enough crops to feed his family year round?	523
Which English King was the first to speak English as his primary language, and not French? Why the transition?	245
Rasputin supposedly cured Prince Alexei’s hemophilia on multiple occasions through divine intervention, thus establishing his sway over the Czar and Czarina. Are there any theories on how Rasputin actually cured the Prince?	180
How much of the WW1 footage that we see real, and how much is staged cinematography?	124
Why does the english language call countries by names that are different than the names those countries bestow upon themselves? I.e. Germany - Deutchland, Spain - Espana, Austria - Osterreich, etc.	88
I learned in Ken Burns' new documentary that the French suffered over 100K casualties in their Vietnam War. Can you describe the post war social reaction of the French, and how it is viewed in their history?	70
Within a week of returning from the supermarket, any unused vegetables I purchase begin to rot. If I were a Farmer in the Middle Ages, how would a harvest I yield support me through the winter without going bad?	57
Younger generation’s perception of the assault on Omaha Beach is the opening scene in SVP, yet most short clips or pictures I’ve seen of the actual event seem to be fairly light combat. How heavy was the fighting?	38
During the Black Death, how were individuals who contracted the bubonic plague but survived viewed by their peers? Were they revered or ostracized?	22
I didn’t realize Omaha Beach is 5 miles long. Where was the exact spot (sector) that Robert Capa took his iconic photographs of the landing?	13

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