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Did people actually cut out the tongues of slaves/criminals etc once upon a time? If so, how did they swallow food and water without their tongues so they don't stave to death or die of dehydration?

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Besides avoiding rats as much as possible, how could you have potentially protected yourself from the Black Death as a middle or lower class citizen during the outbreak?

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Would we have won WW2 without Alan Turing?

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I know that Christianity and Islam both originated from Judaism, what are some other known examples of religions similar to this?

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How did the citizens of France (particularly Paris) react immediately after the storming of the Bastille?

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Did people actually cut out the tongues of slaves/criminals etc once upon a time? If so, how did they swallow food and water without their tongues so they don't stave to death or die of dehydration?	31
Besides avoiding rats as much as possible, how could you have potentially protected yourself from the Black Death as a middle or lower class citizen during the outbreak?	2
Would we have won WW2 without Alan Turing?	1
I know that Christianity and Islam both originated from Judaism, what are some other known examples of religions similar to this?	1
How did the citizens of France (particularly Paris) react immediately after the storming of the Bastille?	1