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I'm a deaf person living in Elizabethan England. How difficult would it have been for me to go see a Shakespeare play?

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In order to become a Freemason you must "have a sound reputation, and be well-recommended by your peers." So why was Mozart still allowed to be a Mason even in his later, debauched life?

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When did embassies as physical buildings become popular?

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Why were plans for an airport in King's Cross, London scrapped in the early 1930's?

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Ignatius Sancho's father killed himself rather than become a slave. Was this a common occurrence in the pre-abolition world, and how did slave traders try to combat it?

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Why and when did Longitude and Latitude become the go to for mapmakers?

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Why is chocolate historically associated with Valentines day?

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How did the general public react, if at all, to the Lincoln–Douglas debates in 1858?

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How far did the publication (and subsequent adaptations) of “Murder on the Orient Express” improve tourism to the Balkan area?

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How serious a medical condition was shell shock before World War I?

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I'm a deaf person living in Elizabethan England. How difficult would it have been for me to go see a Shakespeare play?	3
In order to become a Freemason you must "have a sound reputation, and be well-recommended by your peers." So why was Mozart still allowed to be a Mason even in his later, debauched life?	3
When did embassies as physical buildings become popular?	2
Why were plans for an airport in King's Cross, London scrapped in the early 1930's?	2
Ignatius Sancho's father killed himself rather than become a slave. Was this a common occurrence in the pre-abolition world, and how did slave traders try to combat it?	2
Why and when did Longitude and Latitude become the go to for mapmakers?	2
Why is chocolate historically associated with Valentines day?	2
How did the general public react, if at all, to the Lincoln–Douglas debates in 1858?	2
How far did the publication (and subsequent adaptations) of “Murder on the Orient Express” improve tourism to the Balkan area?	2
How serious a medical condition was shell shock before World War I?	2