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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?
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Alfred The Great constructed a fleet of warships and used it to defeat the Vikings in several major engagements. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle claims Alfred's ships were larger, swifter, steadier, and rode higher in the water than viking ships. How did this innovation happen?
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Did the Roma traditionally roam between countries nomadically? Did they have certain regular migration patterns, or were they focused on specific countries/geographic areas?
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Who were the "newsies," in US history? Did these boys not go to school? Were they orphans? Were they supporting their adult parents/families? How did a large number of kids end up distributing newspapers?
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"'Poor' knights invented romance to compete with the rich nobles of high standing for women" — any truth to this?
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Poor knights invented romance to help them compete over women with rich nobles of high standing — any truth to this?
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Parts of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as whole cities like Stabiae and smaller towns surrounding Vesuvius, remain buried and unexcavated. Is lack of money the main limitation? Is the influx of tourism dollars not enough to justify to expense of excavations?
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The US government's 1933 Emergency Banking Act demanded Americans sell their gold to the government, threatening punishment if anyone resisted. Did Americans actually listen? Did the measure collect most of the non-jewelry gold Americans had? Was anyone punished for failure to comply?
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