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I'm a low class, low income citizen of the roman empire and I want to keep my spare coin safe without carrying it everywhere I go. How would I do it? Were banks an option for the storage of smaller sums, or were they a luxury of the elite? Perhaps I hid it under the floorboards or in a locked chest?

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Which side of the road did allied forces drive on during World War 2?

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When log drives from different companies converged together as rivers converged, how did companies differentiate who gets payed for which logs and which logs go to which mill? Was every log marked? Did the companies just agree to divvy out the logs and share the profits?

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Was marble expensive in ancient Rome, or commonplace? Was it a status symbol?

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In the battle of Cannae, what made it so difficult for the Romans to escape once surrounded?

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What is the oldest reference to the phenomenon of sneezing when exposed to bright lights?

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Could this episode of "The whistler" be the inspiration for the famous "Meddling kids" scooby-doo quote?

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Are there any examples of countries performing conquest or land claims that happened for cosmetic purposes?

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I'm a low class, low income citizen of the roman empire and I want to keep my spare coin safe without carrying it everywhere I go. How would I do it? Were banks an option for the storage of smaller sums, or were they a luxury of the elite? Perhaps I hid it under the floorboards or in a locked chest?	1109
Which side of the road did allied forces drive on during World War 2?	112
When log drives from different companies converged together as rivers converged, how did companies differentiate who gets payed for which logs and which logs go to which mill? Was every log marked? Did the companies just agree to divvy out the logs and share the profits?	53
Was marble expensive in ancient Rome, or commonplace? Was it a status symbol?	23
In the battle of Cannae, what made it so difficult for the Romans to escape once surrounded?	8
What is the oldest reference to the phenomenon of sneezing when exposed to bright lights?	5
Could this episode of "The whistler" be the inspiration for the famous "Meddling kids" scooby-doo quote?	2
Are there any examples of countries performing conquest or land claims that happened for cosmetic purposes?	1