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Was there ever an attempt - formal or informal - to reinstitute slavery in the US during the brief Reconstruction Era? Were some slaves not freed after the 13th Amendment, due to circumstance or isolation?

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Was King Kong really a racial allegory, as the movie “Inglorious Basterds” hinted?

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What use came first - racing pigeons or carrier pigeons? Was one an offshoot of the other?

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Were there any options for salvaging shipwrecks in the days of sail - let’s say 1600-1700s?

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What would medieval Egyptian women’s fashion be like? Say, around 1300?

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Why did the Romans conclude the peoples in the north worshipped Mercury?

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Call me Ishmael. My buddy on this cruise says the captain is a little unhinged. Is there a captain licensing agency or anything? Can I check his credentials?

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During the period when the English acquired the “beefeater” reputation - what proteins were folks on the Continent primarily eating?

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Was colonel a very significant rank in the US during the 1850s?

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How did the common carp go from Old World food fish to introduced - and then reviled - trash fish in the US?

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Was there ever an attempt - formal or informal - to reinstitute slavery in the US during the brief Reconstruction Era? Were some slaves not freed after the 13th Amendment, due to circumstance or isolation?	3
Was King Kong really a racial allegory, as the movie “Inglorious Basterds” hinted?	2
What use came first - racing pigeons or carrier pigeons? Was one an offshoot of the other?	2
Were there any options for salvaging shipwrecks in the days of sail - let’s say 1600-1700s?	2
What would medieval Egyptian women’s fashion be like? Say, around 1300?	2
Why did the Romans conclude the peoples in the north worshipped Mercury?	2
Call me Ishmael. My buddy on this cruise says the captain is a little unhinged. Is there a captain licensing agency or anything? Can I check his credentials?	2
During the period when the English acquired the “beefeater” reputation - what proteins were folks on the Continent primarily eating?	1
Was colonel a very significant rank in the US during the 1850s?	1
How did the common carp go from Old World food fish to introduced - and then reviled - trash fish in the US?	1