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How did the ancient Roman and Greek version of gymnastics compare to what we see today in the Olympics?

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Did native Americans ever develop any labor-saving devices such as wind, animal, human, or water-powered mills?

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America won the war of independence and got tossed from the British Empire's economic and trade union. How badly was the young country's economy hurt by this?

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Why did Alexander Hamilton and John Adams hate each other, and what role did the quasi-war with the French play in the tensions between them?

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Were the concentration/meditation exercises of westerners like Philo of Alexandria and Plotinus comparable to the meditation styles of the Buddhist tradition?

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How did ancient Romans think about economics? Were there proponents of free trade or various tax policies as a way of improving society or creating wealth, for instance?

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The US founding fathers talked a lot about virtue. How much impact did this concern for virtue have on society?

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Did Macedonian battle tactics and equipment evolve to deal with the guerilla war in Afghanistan? How did Alexander overcome the problems that have humbled so many invaders?

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When Renaissance artists, builders, and urban planners created statues, paintings, buildings, and streets, did they expect the result would be the upliftment of their society/viewers? How did they expect that process to work, and how did it affect what got made/funded?

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Did average people in the United States view themselves as fighting WWII to save Jews and other marginalized groups, or was that a post-factual justification add-on from the 1960s?

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How did the ancient Roman and Greek version of gymnastics compare to what we see today in the Olympics?	2
Did native Americans ever develop any labor-saving devices such as wind, animal, human, or water-powered mills?	2
America won the war of independence and got tossed from the British Empire's economic and trade union. How badly was the young country's economy hurt by this?	2
Why did Alexander Hamilton and John Adams hate each other, and what role did the quasi-war with the French play in the tensions between them?	2
Were the concentration/meditation exercises of westerners like Philo of Alexandria and Plotinus comparable to the meditation styles of the Buddhist tradition?	2
How did ancient Romans think about economics? Were there proponents of free trade or various tax policies as a way of improving society or creating wealth, for instance?	2
The US founding fathers talked a lot about virtue. How much impact did this concern for virtue have on society?	2
Did Macedonian battle tactics and equipment evolve to deal with the guerilla war in Afghanistan? How did Alexander overcome the problems that have humbled so many invaders?	2
When Renaissance artists, builders, and urban planners created statues, paintings, buildings, and streets, did they expect the result would be the upliftment of their society/viewers? How did they expect that process to work, and how did it affect what got made/funded?	2
Did average people in the United States view themselves as fighting WWII to save Jews and other marginalized groups, or was that a post-factual justification add-on from the 1960s?	2