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How common throughout history are 'Mall Cops' - guards for large markets/bazaars? Who employed them, and how would they have been regarded?

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Were the Pyramids at one point maintained? How? And when did this stop?

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How peaceful was sub-Saharan Africa prior to the re-drawing of borders by Europeans?

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How was daily life for Canadians effected by the American Civil War?

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Why did the military use of swords designed for stabbing rather than slashing (ie. Gladii) seem to die out with the Romans?

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Why is Tehran, as national capital, set inland away from the Sea?

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Compared to past distributions of lingua franca, is today's widespread English typical, or something more?

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During the Black Plague, were the cats who killed off rat populations themselves a vector due to fleas?

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Given the bay-ridden nature of the coast of the Northern Territories - why was Darwin placed where it was?

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At what point did humanity realize that beyond our atmosphere was effectively...nothing? Hard vacuum - and what was the response?

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How common throughout history are 'Mall Cops' - guards for large markets/bazaars? Who employed them, and how would they have been regarded?	794
Were the Pyramids at one point maintained? How? And when did this stop?	240
How peaceful was sub-Saharan Africa prior to the re-drawing of borders by Europeans?	144
How was daily life for Canadians effected by the American Civil War?	23
Why did the military use of swords designed for stabbing rather than slashing (ie. Gladii) seem to die out with the Romans?	13
Why is Tehran, as national capital, set inland away from the Sea?	10
Compared to past distributions of lingua franca, is today's widespread English typical, or something more?	7
During the Black Plague, were the cats who killed off rat populations themselves a vector due to fleas?	4
Given the bay-ridden nature of the coast of the Northern Territories - why was Darwin placed where it was?	4
At what point did humanity realize that beyond our atmosphere was effectively...nothing? Hard vacuum - and what was the response?	3