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How were wizards depicted before our modern image of old people in pointy hats came about?

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Did the Ancient Egyptians or Sumerians have any cultural memory of the Green Sahara period?

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How seriously are Edward Bishop Elliott's thoughts on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse being prophecies for the fall of the Roman Empire taken?

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Has there ever been a ruler anywhere in the world that saw themselves as a obstacle for his people to overcome? Like a necessary evil?

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Did university students participate in the British Social Season?

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Did Edgar Allan Poe really predict the Big Bang theory?

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Was Edgar Allan Poe really only paid $9 for The Raven?

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Did medieval torches and other light sources also have swarms of moths and other insects like modern day street lights do?

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Did the Portuguese really copy the French accent?

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Why would anyone travel the Nakasendō instead of the Tōkaidō?

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How were wizards depicted before our modern image of old people in pointy hats came about?	2
Did the Ancient Egyptians or Sumerians have any cultural memory of the Green Sahara period?	1
How seriously are Edward Bishop Elliott's thoughts on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse being prophecies for the fall of the Roman Empire taken?	1
Has there ever been a ruler anywhere in the world that saw themselves as a obstacle for his people to overcome? Like a necessary evil?	1
Did university students participate in the British Social Season?	1
Did Edgar Allan Poe really predict the Big Bang theory?	1
Was Edgar Allan Poe really only paid $9 for The Raven?	1
Did medieval torches and other light sources also have swarms of moths and other insects like modern day street lights do?	1
Did the Portuguese really copy the French accent?	1
Why would anyone travel the Nakasendō instead of the Tōkaidō?	1