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How famous was Leonardo da Vinci during his lifetime? How far did his name carry meaning outside of what is known as Italy today? Or was his fame mostly local to his region?	498
Did Roman numerals handicap the past when dealing with mathematics, and if so how badly?	83
Did the Spanish from the years 1543 to 1834, inherit their treatment of slaves from the Romans, Muslims, make up their own system, or all of the above?	69
Motor Safety during World War 2. A teenage mobile war, and the first to be conducted on gas instead of horse. Was there a casualty count on any side for bad driving? Who took what steps to reduce casualties, driving on mostly unpaved roads at breakneck speeds?	50
With Scotland's rejection of independence is there any other British territory/colony that did the same in history?	21
Candles and fire management before the age of electricity. Were small fires common? What kind of etiquette or rules were common? How in an age of greater alcohol consumption did more fires not happen? Or did they? How did people fight small fires besides buckets of water?	17
Is their any equivalence to today's American economy? Did France or England, even China dominate the trade like we do today? The ability to print money and have it backed with sheer dominance.	4
When it comes to Indigenous American's and the migration of Europe as a whole, what was the population of the continent of America?	2
20 year rule. Architects of Askhistorians...9/11 and World Trade Center. Was it a building at it's core, with drapes for windows?	0

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