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In 1822, Thomas Jefferson gave his enslaved daughter $50, put her on a stagecoach to the North, and from there she "disappeared from history." Is there any evidence of what happened to her after that?

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Were Africans generally aware of where slave ships were taking people? Was there any mythology surrounding this?

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How were members of the Stasi handled during German reunification? Was there a "de-stasification"?

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What did Native Americans use to diaper their kids?

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Why was a single emperor able to control the entire Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, yet by the 3rd-4th, successive emperors were trying to delegate command to co- or deputy "caesars"? What changed?

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Did skyscrapers exist in pre-war Europe?

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Why was so much effort expended trying to colonize the New World beginning in the 16th century, while Africa was almost ignored until the late 19th?

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In this photo of San Francisco from 1851, all the ships in the harbour seem to share the same paint scheme. Why?

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What sort of accommodations were made for slave women who became pregnant, if any? Was there a generally accepted point at which pregnant slaves would not be expected to work, and could rest? Or were they worked just as hard as normal?

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How did eskimo/inuit people protect themselves from polar bears? Wouldn't they be at serious risk while sleeping?

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In 1822, Thomas Jefferson gave his enslaved daughter $50, put her on a stagecoach to the North, and from there she "disappeared from history." Is there any evidence of what happened to her after that?	8955
Were Africans generally aware of where slave ships were taking people? Was there any mythology surrounding this?	4400
How were members of the Stasi handled during German reunification? Was there a "de-stasification"?	107
What did Native Americans use to diaper their kids?	70
Why was a single emperor able to control the entire Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, yet by the 3rd-4th, successive emperors were trying to delegate command to co- or deputy "caesars"? What changed?	47
Did skyscrapers exist in pre-war Europe?	44
Why was so much effort expended trying to colonize the New World beginning in the 16th century, while Africa was almost ignored until the late 19th?	30
In this photo of San Francisco from 1851, all the ships in the harbour seem to share the same paint scheme. Why?	28
What sort of accommodations were made for slave women who became pregnant, if any? Was there a generally accepted point at which pregnant slaves would not be expected to work, and could rest? Or were they worked just as hard as normal?	27
How did eskimo/inuit people protect themselves from polar bears? Wouldn't they be at serious risk while sleeping?	25