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There are hundreds of huge 17th and 18th century country manor mansions in Great Britain and Ireland, all of them with incredibly intricate and lavish interior design. Who were the people who built them? Was it local general labourers or private companies with trained staff?
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Did the figureheads of Nazism genuinely believe in Nazi racial theory? or did some of them see it as more of a political tool they could use to manufacture consent?
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Did the Earth’s natural landscape in the Cretaceous period look virtually identical to today’s world with grassy plains, green forests and jungles, blue lakes and rivers? Or would it seem like an alien world to us with different size, shape and colour flora and fauna?
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The City of Rome remained the Empire’s sole capital, and most important city for over 300 years from 27BC-286AD. How did the city itself, it’s infrastructure, culture, demographics etc. change and grow with the Roman Empire over time?
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What was the average American soldier’s understanding of World War 2. Was their a popular notion of fighting fascism, or was it more like patriotic duty to serve.
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In depictions of dinosaurs from say the Triassic era, the background landscape of the image is often full of extreme geological environments. Did the earth just have more ‘extreme’ landscapes 250 million years ago?
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How ‘sensitive’ is a whale’s skin? Or other large sea creatures. Would a whale know if I tapped its tail for example?
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Have any Ruins been discovered during the lifetime of the original inhabitants? In other words, have any recognised groups of humans lived to see their original settlements left to ruin?
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