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"Myths And Monsters," says that preindustrial man feared the sea because hardly anyone could swim - is there any truth to this?	9
How unusual was it that British cannonballs bounced off American Frigates during the war of 1812?	9
Winston Churchill was a popular and prolific historian of the old style. What do modern historians think of his work? Was he dedicated to the truth or using history to tell the story he wanted to tell?	9
The US went on a canal-building spree a few decades before the railroad network exploded and connected everything. Did the canal investors lose their shirts? Did the state-financed canals go belly-up as well?	9
Dr. Lynne Kelly theorizes that Stonehenge, the Nasca Lines, the moai of Easter Island, and other megaliths were used for memorizing information and history. Is there evidence to back this up? What do Historians think of her theory?	9
In "The King," the King of France, Charles VI, is portrayed as the aggressor that starts the 100 Years War by mocking Henry V and sending an assassin. Is this what actually happened?	9
What did opposition to smoking in the United States look like before the 1964 Surgeon General's report showed it to be a health hazard? Was there ever a "temperance for cigarettes," campaign or groups lobbying for it to be outlawed?	9
In "Oslo", the Palestinian finance minister claims to have never met an Israeli face to face. Could this possibly be true? Were Palestinians so segregated from the Israelis that a Palestinian could have gone their whole lives without meeting an Israeli?	9
What factors lead to the first viking raids being launched from Norway instead of Sweden or Denmark?	9
How primitive were the conditions at the ancient Olympics?	9

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