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How did the invention of artificial dyes affect popular culture and the preexisting traditional dye industry?

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What cheap and common materials today used to be "more valuable than its weight in gold"?

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Works similar to Gibson's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?

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What were some of the earliest internet memes?

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In the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War, how much in taxes were people like the Founding Fathers paying (as a percentage of their total income)?

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What was the etiquette for wearing a sword during the Age of Enlightenment?

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During the Roman Empire, was succession within the nobility just as chaotic as the imperial succession?

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What is the difference between the nobility, the aristocracy, and the gentry?

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What was the first fictional shared universe like the MCU? One that is explicitly fictional, has multiple authors and multiple works, and was primarily used for profit-seeking media?

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Were there any major attempts amongst Christians to recapture Jerusalem after the Crusades?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the invention of artificial dyes affect popular culture and the preexisting traditional dye industry?	2
What cheap and common materials today used to be "more valuable than its weight in gold"?	2
Works similar to Gibson's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?	2
What were some of the earliest internet memes?	2
In the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War, how much in taxes were people like the Founding Fathers paying (as a percentage of their total income)?	1
What was the etiquette for wearing a sword during the Age of Enlightenment?	1
During the Roman Empire, was succession within the nobility just as chaotic as the imperial succession?	1
What is the difference between the nobility, the aristocracy, and the gentry?	1
What was the first fictional shared universe like the MCU? One that is explicitly fictional, has multiple authors and multiple works, and was primarily used for profit-seeking media?	1
Were there any major attempts amongst Christians to recapture Jerusalem after the Crusades?	1