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In Carl Sagan's Cosmos, he states that the mother of Johannes Kepler was, among other things, a drug dealer. What kind of drugs would an enterprising woman in the late 16th/early 17th century be selling?

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Why didn't the "Join or Die" cartoon include Canada or Georgia?

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Did the legitimacy of the Pope ever get called into question due to his fortunes in battle?

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Is There Any Documented History Of 1-900 Scams?

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What did some of the British rebuttals to the American Revolution?

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In Carl Sagan's Cosmos, he states that the mother of Johannes Kepler was, among other things, a drug dealer. What kind of drugs would an enterprising woman in the late 16th/early 17th century be selling?	207
Why didn't the "Join or Die" cartoon include Canada or Georgia?	24
Did the legitimacy of the Pope ever get called into question due to his fortunes in battle?	4
Is There Any Documented History Of 1-900 Scams?	2
What did some of the British rebuttals to the American Revolution?	1