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During Magellan's attempt to circumnavigate the Earth, two crew members who mutinied against him, Juan Cartagena and Pedro Reina where left behind on an island as punishment on 1520. Do we truly know nothing about their fate after being left behind?

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Why was California originally not divided into smaller states like the Oregon Territory?

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When the "New World" was discovered by Columbus, assuming news of the discovery spread to the known world by traders, why didn't China/Japan or even India set expeditions to explore the America's?

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Ptolemy, during his rule, erected statues of Alexander the Great all over Alexandria. Do these statues exist to our modern day and if so, is it a accurate to how Alexander thr Great looked due to Ptolemy 1st hand account of how Alexander physically looked like?

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Many authors today write fictional stories set far in the future with technologies far beyond our reach. Has any historical writer from 1000+ years ago written something similar?

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How common were roach infestations in ancient civilizations?

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During the crusades, were Christian's aware that both they and Muslims held Jesus to a religious importance?

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What commonly spoken language today can be understood the furthest back into time?

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Its questionable but some say the handwriting of Cleopatra survived on a document to this day. Are there other artifacts from major figures pre 1000 AD that has survived to this day?

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Why did monotheistic Christianity spread during the Roman Empire but monotheistic Judaism did not especially on how the old testament of the Bible itself is approximately the Hebrew Bible?

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During Magellan's attempt to circumnavigate the Earth, two crew members who mutinied against him, Juan Cartagena and Pedro Reina where left behind on an island as punishment on 1520. Do we truly know nothing about their fate after being left behind?	1303
Why was California originally not divided into smaller states like the Oregon Territory?	231
When the "New World" was discovered by Columbus, assuming news of the discovery spread to the known world by traders, why didn't China/Japan or even India set expeditions to explore the America's?	42
Ptolemy, during his rule, erected statues of Alexander the Great all over Alexandria. Do these statues exist to our modern day and if so, is it a accurate to how Alexander thr Great looked due to Ptolemy 1st hand account of how Alexander physically looked like?	15
Many authors today write fictional stories set far in the future with technologies far beyond our reach. Has any historical writer from 1000+ years ago written something similar?	15
How common were roach infestations in ancient civilizations?	13
During the crusades, were Christian's aware that both they and Muslims held Jesus to a religious importance?	9
What commonly spoken language today can be understood the furthest back into time?	8
Its questionable but some say the handwriting of Cleopatra survived on a document to this day. Are there other artifacts from major figures pre 1000 AD that has survived to this day?	8
Why did monotheistic Christianity spread during the Roman Empire but monotheistic Judaism did not especially on how the old testament of the Bible itself is approximately the Hebrew Bible?	7