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Were there Jewish or Muslim pioneers? Did they form wagon trains of their own or keep their heads down and travel with whoever they could? How did they handle having a different sabbath/special dietary restrictions/(in the case of Muslims)having to stop to pray a few times a day while on the trail?

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Did the stereotypical image of a witch arise out of anti-semitic caricatures of Jewish women?

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What was the first work of fiction that was generally understood to be completely imaginary (i.e. not just a fictionalized version of history or legend that people believed in?)

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What did Minoan women do when it was cold out?

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Did Hitler speak any languages other than German? If so, is there any recording of him doing so?

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Before the age of discovery was there ever any serious attempt to grow spices closer to the European market, like in Egypt? If so, what happened?

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How long did it take for knowledge of European contact with the Americas to spread across Europe, Africa, and Asia? What did normal people think about it?

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During the height of the North American fur-trapping days, how much contact would a typical mountain man have with the Native Americans in his stomping grounds? What would they usually think of him?

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I've seen plenty of snare drums, pipes, and trumpets in depictions of premodern battlefields. Did the other typical marching band instruments also see use for signaling on the battlefield? If not, how did they become part of the ensemble?

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Before around the 1980s or 90s, most countries only had one, two, or three TV channels, but starting in the 80s and 90s they began to proliferate. What changed in that time?

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Were there Jewish or Muslim pioneers? Did they form wagon trains of their own or keep their heads down and travel with whoever they could? How did they handle having a different sabbath/special dietary restrictions/(in the case of Muslims)having to stop to pray a few times a day while on the trail?	5
Did the stereotypical image of a witch arise out of anti-semitic caricatures of Jewish women?	5
What was the first work of fiction that was generally understood to be completely imaginary (i.e. not just a fictionalized version of history or legend that people believed in?)	5
What did Minoan women do when it was cold out?	5
Did Hitler speak any languages other than German? If so, is there any recording of him doing so?	4
Before the age of discovery was there ever any serious attempt to grow spices closer to the European market, like in Egypt? If so, what happened?	4
How long did it take for knowledge of European contact with the Americas to spread across Europe, Africa, and Asia? What did normal people think about it?	4
During the height of the North American fur-trapping days, how much contact would a typical mountain man have with the Native Americans in his stomping grounds? What would they usually think of him?	3
I've seen plenty of snare drums, pipes, and trumpets in depictions of premodern battlefields. Did the other typical marching band instruments also see use for signaling on the battlefield? If not, how did they become part of the ensemble?	3
Before around the 1980s or 90s, most countries only had one, two, or three TV channels, but starting in the 80s and 90s they began to proliferate. What changed in that time?	3