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Were people of Medieval Europe just constantly sick with multiple diseases?

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Refining another question: How common were "dead or alive" bounties in the mid-to-late-1800's United States, especially in the so-called "Wild West"? How did someone collect such a bounty? Were their often cases of fraud?

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I'm a WWII pilot in the Pacific and my carrier gets sunk while I'm in the air, with no other friendly airbases/carriers in range. What are my options?

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What was the intent behind the Sedlec Ossuary, and other "artistic" bone arrangements? Was there a deep spiritual intent or artistic message?

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The harmonica is one of the few wind instruments used in American music that involves generating notes by inhaling as well as exhaling. Why do so few instruments incorporate inhalation?

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How did cavemen first discover fire?

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Operation Paperclips recruited scientists to the US from Nazi Germany following WWII. How did the US incentivize potential recruits? Money? Immunity from war crime trials? Did they just take arrest them and not give them any choice?

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It's an accepted trope in superhero comics and movies that a minor change in appearance - wearing a domino mask or even just taking off glasses - will hide someone's identity. Where did idea originate?

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Set me straight: what, if any, is the consensus among historians of western religion's impact on scientific discovery during the middle ages?

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What conditions led to the Bugs of Klendathu's unprovoked and evil assault on our home planet? What motivation did they have to lead us into a war in which our Heroic Mobile Infantry must fight and die?

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Were people of Medieval Europe just constantly sick with multiple diseases?	19
Refining another question: How common were "dead or alive" bounties in the mid-to-late-1800's United States, especially in the so-called "Wild West"? How did someone collect such a bounty? Were their often cases of fraud?	17
I'm a WWII pilot in the Pacific and my carrier gets sunk while I'm in the air, with no other friendly airbases/carriers in range. What are my options?	10
What was the intent behind the Sedlec Ossuary, and other "artistic" bone arrangements? Was there a deep spiritual intent or artistic message?	9
The harmonica is one of the few wind instruments used in American music that involves generating notes by inhaling as well as exhaling. Why do so few instruments incorporate inhalation?	8
How did cavemen first discover fire?	8
Operation Paperclips recruited scientists to the US from Nazi Germany following WWII. How did the US incentivize potential recruits? Money? Immunity from war crime trials? Did they just take arrest them and not give them any choice?	8
It's an accepted trope in superhero comics and movies that a minor change in appearance - wearing a domino mask or even just taking off glasses - will hide someone's identity. Where did idea originate?	8
Set me straight: what, if any, is the consensus among historians of western religion's impact on scientific discovery during the middle ages?	7
What conditions led to the Bugs of Klendathu's unprovoked and evil assault on our home planet? What motivation did they have to lead us into a war in which our Heroic Mobile Infantry must fight and die?	6