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Is the Black Plague the closest humans have come to extinction due to a global pandemic? If not, what is the closest thing?

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Looking at different plagues in history (Black plague, plague of Justinian, Spanish plague) there seem to be huge amounts of mortality for long periods of time. How did doctors/scientists of the time attempt to figure out what was happening?

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What is the traditional way to celebrate Halloween and where are its origins?

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Were astronomers able to see Jupiter's Great Red Spot in the mid 1600s? What did they believe the features on planets were?

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[WP] In 1542, Ishikawa Hokushu and his band of mercenaries camped the night out. Suddenly, a bright meteor lit up the near foothills with a crash. As they moved swords in hand to investigate, they saw the crackle of electricity and strange, menacing shapes moving among the darkness.

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[EU] “I shall expect the Slytherins in the Great Hall..." said Professor McGonagall. “...If any of you attempt to take up arms against us then, Horace, we duel to kill.” Tell the story of an innocent Slytherin student caught in the crossfire of the Death Eater invasion.

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If the Aztecs and surrounding tribes (including Chichimeca, Tolteca, et.al) had not been ravaged by disease brought by Spanish Conquistadors, how assured would their demise have been? Would they have had a chance for success like Zulu against the British?

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It is known that the Arapaho native people's allied with the Lakota under the leadership of Red Cloud. Do we know what all the alliances at the time were with other tribes? What areas did they control and who where their enemies?

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[Chemistry] How does Aqua Regia dissolve gold, and how can you get it back through precipitation?

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When you forget something, why is it that you sometimes remember it momentarily when you cross a doorway, or return to the place you were previously standing in?

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Is the Black Plague the closest humans have come to extinction due to a global pandemic? If not, what is the closest thing?	5	AskHistorians
Looking at different plagues in history (Black plague, plague of Justinian, Spanish plague) there seem to be huge amounts of mortality for long periods of time. How did doctors/scientists of the time attempt to figure out what was happening?	5	AskHistorians
What is the traditional way to celebrate Halloween and where are its origins?	3	AskHistorians
Were astronomers able to see Jupiter's Great Red Spot in the mid 1600s? What did they believe the features on planets were?	3	AskHistorians
[WP] In 1542, Ishikawa Hokushu and his band of mercenaries camped the night out. Suddenly, a bright meteor lit up the near foothills with a crash. As they moved swords in hand to investigate, they saw the crackle of electricity and strange, menacing shapes moving among the darkness.	3	WritingPrompts
[EU] “I shall expect the Slytherins in the Great Hall..." said Professor McGonagall. “...If any of you attempt to take up arms against us then, Horace, we duel to kill.” Tell the story of an innocent Slytherin student caught in the crossfire of the Death Eater invasion.	3	WritingPrompts
If the Aztecs and surrounding tribes (including Chichimeca, Tolteca, et.al) had not been ravaged by disease brought by Spanish Conquistadors, how assured would their demise have been? Would they have had a chance for success like Zulu against the British?	2	AskHistorians
It is known that the Arapaho native people's allied with the Lakota under the leadership of Red Cloud. Do we know what all the alliances at the time were with other tribes? What areas did they control and who where their enemies?	2	AskHistorians
[Chemistry] How does Aqua Regia dissolve gold, and how can you get it back through precipitation?	1	askscience
When you forget something, why is it that you sometimes remember it momentarily when you cross a doorway, or return to the place you were previously standing in?	1	askscience