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When people poisoned wells in ancient times, did it mean the permanent loss of that well? What happened to poisoned wells after a war ended?

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Was Ghengis Khan unique among people living in the 12th century in the number of children he fathered? Is there anyone else whose descendants are more numerous than his?

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When did it become widely understood that technology was making the present fundamentally different from the past?

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If I were sent back to 14th century Constantinople, would there be anything I could do to stop or cure the bubonic plague?

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When people poisoned wells in ancient times, did it mean the permanent loss of that well? What happened to poisoned wells after a war ended?	4702
Was Ghengis Khan unique among people living in the 12th century in the number of children he fathered? Is there anyone else whose descendants are more numerous than his?	29
When did it become widely understood that technology was making the present fundamentally different from the past?	7
If I were sent back to 14th century Constantinople, would there be anything I could do to stop or cure the bubonic plague?	1