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Since Magellan died halfway through his famous voyage, why didn't Juan Sebastián el Cano get more credit for circumnavigating the globe first?

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Many remember Andrew Carnegie because of his philanthropy. Are there any lesser known American robber barons of the 19th century who had a reputation more similar to Caligula?

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Given cats were a favored animal of Egyptians, do historical records point to how Egyptians viewed the use of lions in colosseum fights?

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Top Google search results agree that sliced bread was invented in the 1920s. Before then, you sliced your own bread. Are there really no examples before then of bread being sold pre-sliced?

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Since Magellan died halfway through his famous voyage, why didn't Juan Sebastián el Cano get more credit for circumnavigating the globe first?	321
Many remember Andrew Carnegie because of his philanthropy. Are there any lesser known American robber barons of the 19th century who had a reputation more similar to Caligula?	4
Given cats were a favored animal of Egyptians, do historical records point to how Egyptians viewed the use of lions in colosseum fights?	2
Top Google search results agree that sliced bread was invented in the 1920s. Before then, you sliced your own bread. Are there really no examples before then of bread being sold pre-sliced?	0