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Given how many surnames came about - a way to tell people who had no lineage apart based the jobs they did - how did the surname ‘King’ come about?

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Historical documents that can't be deciphered because the handwriting is so bad?

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What did ancient peoples from tropical areas, i.e. places that never get cold, think about ice? (Presumably they would only encounter hail and the rare traveller’s tale).

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Poor gentlemen carrying fake swords - just scabbard and handle: any records of this?

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What monarchs have seriously pursued "blue collar trades" simply out of enjoyment or interest?

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Was there any general cultural angst/confusion/commentary in the US about the Flower Child population cohort of the late 1960s maturing into the Greed Is Good stereotype of the 1980s?

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Were old Roman tools and wares irreplaceable in the early Medieval?

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A question of tempo: In major ancient wars, how many battles were generally there and how often did these battles occur?

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Because so much stuff was built in a blinding rush during WW2, was poor quality control often a decisive factor in military engagements?

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Question: When and how did the modern Olympic Games become humanity's foremost cultural event in terms of truly global engagement?

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Given how many surnames came about - a way to tell people who had no lineage apart based the jobs they did - how did the surname ‘King’ come about?	873
Historical documents that can't be deciphered because the handwriting is so bad?	111
What did ancient peoples from tropical areas, i.e. places that never get cold, think about ice? (Presumably they would only encounter hail and the rare traveller’s tale).	56
Poor gentlemen carrying fake swords - just scabbard and handle: any records of this?	31
What monarchs have seriously pursued "blue collar trades" simply out of enjoyment or interest?	18
Was there any general cultural angst/confusion/commentary in the US about the Flower Child population cohort of the late 1960s maturing into the Greed Is Good stereotype of the 1980s?	15
Were old Roman tools and wares irreplaceable in the early Medieval?	12
A question of tempo: In major ancient wars, how many battles were generally there and how often did these battles occur?	10
Because so much stuff was built in a blinding rush during WW2, was poor quality control often a decisive factor in military engagements?	10
Question: When and how did the modern Olympic Games become humanity's foremost cultural event in terms of truly global engagement?	3