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It's sometimes said there are more people alive today than have ever lived before, but this is false. Do we have any idea vaguely how many humans have ever lived? And at what point did we get halfway through that?

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How did the English reformation affect the lives of peasants?

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Was it only European soldiers who took part in the atrocities after the Boxer Rebellion, or embassy staff and other Europeans too?

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What do medieval and early modern writers mean by Nigrimancy?

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Besides the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram, what other factors caused Americans to consider Germany the "bad guys" prior to joining WW1 on the side of the Allies? Or was it just those two things?

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Knut gets wet: Waves 1, Yes-Men 0. Is this a real thing that happened, or just pro-Knut propaganda?

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Some questions about the Bantu

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What kind of people were the politicians who ran Japan in the 50s? What was their relationship to the wartime and pre-war governments?

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What exactly happened with George Washington, Tanacharison, and the Battle of Jumonville Glen?

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Which British accents have changed least in the last 400 years?

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It's sometimes said there are more people alive today than have ever lived before, but this is false. Do we have any idea vaguely how many humans have ever lived? And at what point did we get halfway through that?	1
How did the English reformation affect the lives of peasants?	1
Was it only European soldiers who took part in the atrocities after the Boxer Rebellion, or embassy staff and other Europeans too?	1
What do medieval and early modern writers mean by Nigrimancy?	1
Besides the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram, what other factors caused Americans to consider Germany the "bad guys" prior to joining WW1 on the side of the Allies? Or was it just those two things?	1
Knut gets wet: Waves 1, Yes-Men 0. Is this a real thing that happened, or just pro-Knut propaganda?	1
Some questions about the Bantu	1
What kind of people were the politicians who ran Japan in the 50s? What was their relationship to the wartime and pre-war governments?	1
What exactly happened with George Washington, Tanacharison, and the Battle of Jumonville Glen?	1
Which British accents have changed least in the last 400 years?	1