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Vikings are famed for their fighting prowess. Do historians think this skill is related to widespread training in Glima, the ancient martial art mixing grappling, throws, and striking? Would your average Viking have trained in it?	1
Venetian dodges were frequently elected in their 70s and served into their 80s and 90s. Was mental or physical infirmity a regular issue for them?	1
Much of the world idealizes blond hair. Historically, was blond hair an ideal of beauty and attraction?	1
Has there been a decrease in the number of bugs, birds, and small animals in nature in the United States from whenever you've got data from up until the year 2,000? What changed?	1
I'm a wealthy aristocrat in ancient Rome, and just bought a new male house slave to be my servant. Do I lock him up at night so he doesn't bludgeon me to death while I sleep, or do I assume he's had the will to fight beaten out of him and that he'll be docile?	1
Is there any evidence that the spartan, plant-based nature of the lower class diet during the classical and medieval periods lead to better health outcomes than the upper class, more meat-centric diet? If so, what does that evidence look like?	1
How strong are the geographic, cultural, and ethnic ties of North Macedonia to Alexander the Great's ancient Hellenized Kingdom of Macedonia?	1
Early European colonists of continental America reported a shocking abundance of fish in the Atlantic. Was this the result of ecosystem recovery following the mass deaths of Native Americans due to disease? Or did Native American ideology/practices lead to better ecosystem balance?	1
Before sending Lewis And Clark west, President Jefferson told Congress that an 180-mile-long mountain of salt lay near the Missouri River (which would have been worth a ton of money). Was anything like it ever found?	1
Do some people never develop cancer?	1

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