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The Romans were early risers - Did they usually get up with the dawn regardless of when that was as the seasons varied, or would they be awake in the predawn darkness during winter?
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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?
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The ancient Romans gradually replaced the "long scroll," approach to long-form published writing with the codex. Why did it take the Romans a couple of centuries to switch over, despite the many advantages of the codex? Were codexes harder or more expensive to create than sets of scrolls?
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Was Galen truly a revolutionary medical thinker, or was he just good at advertising himself through books?
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How big of a problem were human parasites in the civilization you specialize in? Was the average person's life cut short by them? Were they stunted by parasites? Did they have any effective ways of dealing with them?
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What factors lead to the first viking raids being launched from Norway instead of Sweden or Denmark?
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After Columbus's expedition returned to Europe after discovering the Americas, what did they bring back to wow their backers? Were they impressed?
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The Palace of Knossos was rebuilt in 1922. How much of it is a work of fantasy, and how much is a historically accurate depiction?
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Martin Luther King is seen as a hero by almost everyone, but how popular was he during his major campaigns and at the end of his life?
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