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What knowledge would a well educated Roman person in the first century have had of Egyptian language? Would they have known that they used hieroglyphs instead of letters? Would they have been able to find a way to translate it?

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When and why did we start measuring hail using random spherical objects like golf balls and grapefruits?

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Apologies if this question is too broad, but has anybody calculated the single deadliest job, per capita, in human history?

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What is the origin of the outfit worn by members of the Nation of Islam?

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When did big water towers displaying the name of the town become a thing?

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After the fall of Mussolini, was there any attempt to nullify the Lateran Treaty that governed the relationship between Italy and the Papacy?

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Did Christiaan Barnard and his team, who performed the first human-to-human heart transplant, worry about the legal implications of removing a heart from a technically alive person?

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Was the news of Hitler's death met with anti-soviet skepticism, or outright denialism, in the United States?

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Were there any plans by France to reward Jean of Arc for her contribution to Charles VII's victory prior to her capture and execution?

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According to Wikipedia, under the Ancien Régime in France, a number of crimes were punishable by burning, but that the convicted person was "occasionally discreetly strangled." Was this a mercy killing or vigilante justice? Is there any other history of capital crimes being discreetly dealt with?

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What knowledge would a well educated Roman person in the first century have had of Egyptian language? Would they have known that they used hieroglyphs instead of letters? Would they have been able to find a way to translate it?	3	AskHistorians
When and why did we start measuring hail using random spherical objects like golf balls and grapefruits?	3	AskHistorians
Apologies if this question is too broad, but has anybody calculated the single deadliest job, per capita, in human history?	3	AskHistorians
What is the origin of the outfit worn by members of the Nation of Islam?	3	AskHistorians
When did big water towers displaying the name of the town become a thing?	3	AskHistorians
After the fall of Mussolini, was there any attempt to nullify the Lateran Treaty that governed the relationship between Italy and the Papacy?	3	AskHistorians
Did Christiaan Barnard and his team, who performed the first human-to-human heart transplant, worry about the legal implications of removing a heart from a technically alive person?	3	AskHistorians
Was the news of Hitler's death met with anti-soviet skepticism, or outright denialism, in the United States?	3	AskHistorians
Were there any plans by France to reward Jean of Arc for her contribution to Charles VII's victory prior to her capture and execution?	3	AskHistorians
According to Wikipedia, under the Ancien Régime in France, a number of crimes were punishable by burning, but that the convicted person was "occasionally discreetly strangled." Was this a mercy killing or vigilante justice? Is there any other history of capital crimes being discreetly dealt with?	3	AskHistorians