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Romans used Asbestos to make towels, napkins, and head scarves. Did they have higher rates of cancer? Do we find Roman graves with high concentrations of Asbestos?

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Why didn't Imperial Russia carve out a significant land empire for itself out of Qing China during it's period of weakness in the 19th century?

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In traditional Hawaiian culture women would be put to death for eating pork, coconuts, taro, several types of fish, and 67 out of 70 varieties of bananas. Why was there such a drastic limitation on what women could eat?

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What was the public and theological reaction when it was first discovered that Christians had been unknowingly worshipping Buddha under the name Saint Josaphat?

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How did the descendants of Montezuma II become Spanish nobility?

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Was there a reason there was a period of anti-religiousness in 19th century America?

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In post-liberation France, women who were sleeping with German soldiers had their heads shaved and were paraded naked through the streets. Did similar reprisals occur in other Axis occupied countries? Were there similar reprisals against male collaborators?

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What happened to the title of King of Brittany? Why didn't the Kings of France claim the title?

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Is there any truth to the claims that the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was Muslim?

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In 520 AD Sassanian Emperor Kavad I proposed to Byzantine Emperor Justin I that he adopt Kavad's son, a proposal the Byzantine Emperor welcomed. Why would he welcome this?

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Romans used Asbestos to make towels, napkins, and head scarves. Did they have higher rates of cancer? Do we find Roman graves with high concentrations of Asbestos?	22
Why didn't Imperial Russia carve out a significant land empire for itself out of Qing China during it's period of weakness in the 19th century?	22
In traditional Hawaiian culture women would be put to death for eating pork, coconuts, taro, several types of fish, and 67 out of 70 varieties of bananas. Why was there such a drastic limitation on what women could eat?	21
What was the public and theological reaction when it was first discovered that Christians had been unknowingly worshipping Buddha under the name Saint Josaphat?	21
How did the descendants of Montezuma II become Spanish nobility?	20
Was there a reason there was a period of anti-religiousness in 19th century America?	20
In post-liberation France, women who were sleeping with German soldiers had their heads shaved and were paraded naked through the streets. Did similar reprisals occur in other Axis occupied countries? Were there similar reprisals against male collaborators?	20
What happened to the title of King of Brittany? Why didn't the Kings of France claim the title?	20
Is there any truth to the claims that the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was Muslim?	19
In 520 AD Sassanian Emperor Kavad I proposed to Byzantine Emperor Justin I that he adopt Kavad's son, a proposal the Byzantine Emperor welcomed. Why would he welcome this?	19