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I’m the captain of a pirate ship in 1725. Where do I dock my ship when it needs repairs? Who repairs it? What’s the land based pirate support network and infrastructure look like? Do I rely on food/resources from plundered ships?	3992
I am a 17th century English baker. Do I understand why/how my bread is rising? What’s the baking process look like? Is there “magic” or witchcraft” involved?	299
My great uncle passed away recently, and he was a spy for the US government in Berlin (not sure which side) during the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. He took all his secrets to the grave. What is it likely he did while there?	284
It’s 1954, and I’m a 10 year old boy listening to The Chordettes’ Mr. Sandman. I hear Pagliacci referenced. Do I know who/what that is?	37
In 1856, Sen. Charles Sumner was attacked and injured by Rep. Preston Brooks following a deeply anti slavery speech. What were the consequences, if any, for Rep. Brooks?	31
I am a pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. I've just bought a parrot ashore and would love to name my new companion. What would a typical pirate's parrot be called?	27
What did English industrialists in the 19th century know/theorize about coal’s origins? Was it just another mineral or did they have any understanding of how it came to be?	22
Did the 1991 IMF bailout and subsequent economic boom in India change popular perspective/exposure of India to the US?	8
I’m a style minded Jewish woman in Warsaw, 1941. Do I make any effort to integrate the armband into a look or into fashion?	6
What caused the economic decline of Rwanda in the late 1980s, compared to the impressive economic growth achieved after 1972?	6

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