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How did so many Midwest towns and locations end up with Native American names when racism and violence and erasure of Native culture was so prevalent?

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Are there cases of people successfully arguing a case of witchcraft and being acquitted or having their sentences reduced?

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Why did Lincoln have so many issues with his generals during the Civil War? Why were they allowed to ignore or refuse orders without immediately being fired/replaced?

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Does the movie Crimson Tide draw from any specific event in its portrayal of how close the world could be to nuclear war? Have we ever been that close?

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How long has the word space been used to refer to the celestial heavens?

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Did medieval or ancient economies have methods to track what we would call GDP? How involved here they in the facilitating of trade, did they have a direct hand or was it more of a natural progression?

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What are other remarkably resilient practices and rituals that have been adopted or co-opted by communities throughout history?

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Listening to Hardcore History the King of Kings episode and he mentions the Battle of the Eclipse which occured on May 28th 585 BC, we know the exact date of because of modern Astronomy. What other surprisingly accurate data do we have on ancient or medieval battles due to modern science?

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How did so many Midwest towns and locations end up with Native American names when racism and violence and erasure of Native culture was so prevalent?	139
Are there cases of people successfully arguing a case of witchcraft and being acquitted or having their sentences reduced?	7
Why did Lincoln have so many issues with his generals during the Civil War? Why were they allowed to ignore or refuse orders without immediately being fired/replaced?	2
Does the movie Crimson Tide draw from any specific event in its portrayal of how close the world could be to nuclear war? Have we ever been that close?	1
How long has the word space been used to refer to the celestial heavens?	1
Did medieval or ancient economies have methods to track what we would call GDP? How involved here they in the facilitating of trade, did they have a direct hand or was it more of a natural progression?	1
What are other remarkably resilient practices and rituals that have been adopted or co-opted by communities throughout history?	1
Listening to Hardcore History the King of Kings episode and he mentions the Battle of the Eclipse which occured on May 28th 585 BC, we know the exact date of because of modern Astronomy. What other surprisingly accurate data do we have on ancient or medieval battles due to modern science?	1