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What effect did the construction of the Empire State Building have on New York?

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How much of the science behind the Manhattan Project did Gen. Groves understand?

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Which Roman philosophers thought slaves equal to free men? (Or, alternately, which Roman philosophers thought free men equal to slaves?)

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During WW2 ship building in the US, construction was around the clock. What did the workers experience?

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Has there ever been a case of two naval vessels simultaneously active carrying the same name?

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Did American colonial rebel factions undertake "terrorism" as we understand it today?

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What did espionage look like for early US presidents like Washington, Adams, and Jefferson?

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How much of Alexander the Great's total conquest came from skill and how much from luck?

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In the original movie Mary Poppins, the air in London in 1910 is shown as a solid layer of smog, obscuring much of the city. What was the London air really like around this time, why, and when did it start changing?

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Jefferson, Washington, and Adams each wrote thousands of letters in their life. How much time did the Founding Fathers (and others of their time) spend reading and writing letters?

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What effect did the construction of the Empire State Building have on New York?	3
How much of the science behind the Manhattan Project did Gen. Groves understand?	3
Which Roman philosophers thought slaves equal to free men? (Or, alternately, which Roman philosophers thought free men equal to slaves?)	3
During WW2 ship building in the US, construction was around the clock. What did the workers experience?	3
Has there ever been a case of two naval vessels simultaneously active carrying the same name?	3
Did American colonial rebel factions undertake "terrorism" as we understand it today?	3
What did espionage look like for early US presidents like Washington, Adams, and Jefferson?	3
How much of Alexander the Great's total conquest came from skill and how much from luck?	2
In the original movie Mary Poppins, the air in London in 1910 is shown as a solid layer of smog, obscuring much of the city. What was the London air really like around this time, why, and when did it start changing?	2
Jefferson, Washington, and Adams each wrote thousands of letters in their life. How much time did the Founding Fathers (and others of their time) spend reading and writing letters?	2