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Did premodern peoples suspect our moon was changing shape as it waxed and waned instead of just have varying parts of it lit up?

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Did the cult of Apollo at Delphi impact Greek thought and philosophy? In what way?

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What did the Byzantine empire use for writing after the loss of Egypt stripped it of its source of papyrus?

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Did Spanish soldiers put up much of a fight against the United States's invasion of Cuba? Was it primarily lack of equipment and naval power that lead to their defeat, or were their hearts not really in the fight?

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Did the "Yellow Journalism,' of the late 1800s really get replaced by a more fact-based 20th century news industry? If so, what forces caused this shift?

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Did societies before the modern era have superior memory/fact recall compared to modern societies? If so, did they have mnemonic techniques to aid them, or has the crutch of recording technologies atrophied our natural abilities?

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Did Franklin Roosevelt "play dirty," in his politics to a degree modern presidents of the Democratic party have not??

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How did people empty underground cisterns in antiquity?

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We build libraries and make books available to all, free of charge. What lead societies to give books large public subsidies to make this happen?

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US presidential election voter turnout never dropped below 69.8% between 1840 and 1900, with a peak of 82.6% in 1876. Before and after, participation has dipped as low as 50%. Do we know what caused election participation to spike in the 19th century?

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Did premodern peoples suspect our moon was changing shape as it waxed and waned instead of just have varying parts of it lit up?	2
Did the cult of Apollo at Delphi impact Greek thought and philosophy? In what way?	2
What did the Byzantine empire use for writing after the loss of Egypt stripped it of its source of papyrus?	2
Did Spanish soldiers put up much of a fight against the United States's invasion of Cuba? Was it primarily lack of equipment and naval power that lead to their defeat, or were their hearts not really in the fight?	2
Did the "Yellow Journalism,' of the late 1800s really get replaced by a more fact-based 20th century news industry? If so, what forces caused this shift?	2
Did societies before the modern era have superior memory/fact recall compared to modern societies? If so, did they have mnemonic techniques to aid them, or has the crutch of recording technologies atrophied our natural abilities?	2
Did Franklin Roosevelt "play dirty," in his politics to a degree modern presidents of the Democratic party have not??	2
How did people empty underground cisterns in antiquity?	2
We build libraries and make books available to all, free of charge. What lead societies to give books large public subsidies to make this happen?	2
US presidential election voter turnout never dropped below 69.8% between 1840 and 1900, with a peak of 82.6% in 1876. Before and after, participation has dipped as low as 50%. Do we know what caused election participation to spike in the 19th century?	2