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In The Count of Monte Cristo, the narrator describes guards with torches in the prison. Were they still using torches in the 1800s? Or is this a translation issue?

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I'm a noble in England, in the 13th century. A cousin of mine comes to visit and we have a lot of things we want to talk about. Where do we talk? Where do we sit?

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It seems like for most of history, peasant villages all over the world were ruled by elders. Is this true?

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In the past, why didn't Europe use brushes for writing as Asia did?

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Since when do public defenders exist?

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In the song "Mr. N-word" (1999), the rapper Mos Def expresses feelings that OJ Simpson's trial was racially motivated, or at least given such repercussion because of OJ's race. Was that opinion common at the time?

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What would be the process for someone in the 19th Century to have an audience with the monarch, in Western Europe? Could a noble give a gift to the monarch?

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In War and Peace (1867), Tolstoy shows a lot of contempt for medicine and doctors. Was this a common opinion in Europe at the time?

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Was there any Medieval profession with a status equal to the Miller?

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Brazil's largest mountain was only discovered in 1950, by airplane. Why wasn't it found earlier?

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In The Count of Monte Cristo, the narrator describes guards with torches in the prison. Were they still using torches in the 1800s? Or is this a translation issue?	14
I'm a noble in England, in the 13th century. A cousin of mine comes to visit and we have a lot of things we want to talk about. Where do we talk? Where do we sit?	14
It seems like for most of history, peasant villages all over the world were ruled by elders. Is this true?	13
In the past, why didn't Europe use brushes for writing as Asia did?	13
Since when do public defenders exist?	13
In the song "Mr. N-word" (1999), the rapper Mos Def expresses feelings that OJ Simpson's trial was racially motivated, or at least given such repercussion because of OJ's race. Was that opinion common at the time?	12
What would be the process for someone in the 19th Century to have an audience with the monarch, in Western Europe? Could a noble give a gift to the monarch?	12
In War and Peace (1867), Tolstoy shows a lot of contempt for medicine and doctors. Was this a common opinion in Europe at the time?	12
Was there any Medieval profession with a status equal to the Miller?	12
Brazil's largest mountain was only discovered in 1950, by airplane. Why wasn't it found earlier?	11