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I am an average person living near Jerusalem during the earliest periods of the Christian church. While I am of Jewish ancestry, I also recognize Jesus Christ as the Messiah. At what point would I cease to consider myself a Jew and see myself as only Christian?	1691
I'm a young able bodied man living in the newly formed state of Oregon at the start of the American Civil war, what would my experience have been compared to my East Coast counterparts?	118
I'm just an average European guy after WWI, we lost and our monarchy got the boot. There's a really nice castle near my village. What's going to happen to it? Can I just go squat in it?	50
I am a wealthy man living in the United States prior to the Civil war and I am appalled by the institution of slavery. Is there anything stopping me from buying a slave and setting them free or transferring them to a free state/Canada?	38
Was astigmatism a known/understood condition prior to the invention of artificial lighting?	24
How revolutionary was Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" in it's time?	4
Prior to the 1995 Quebecois independence referendum, did the US government make any public statements regarding the matter? What plans (if any) did the USA and other western nations with ties to Canada have for potential Quebecois relations?	3
Has there ever been a historical document that scholars were unable to decipher due to the writer's poor handwriting?	1
How serious was gun crime in Canada pre 2001?	1
Even in 2022, many businesses, including those in healthcare, tech, and defense still rely heavily on Windows XP. If these organizations are still unwilling to transfer away from a 21 year old operating system, what made them willing to make the switch from a 9X or DOS operating system in 2001?	0

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