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Has the alternative medicine movement ever produced any cures or treatments that have been adopted by the mainstream medical field?

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In medieval Western Europe, what sort of event could be considered a miracle?

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Was the post-WW2 expulsion of Eastern European Germans based on German ethnicity or German culture?

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From its foundation in the 18th century to 1883, Brooklyn was a separate city from New York. What kind of independent culture or identity did it have during this period?

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In the 1920s, was it common for black jazz musicians to perform for white audiences?

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In the film Barry Lyndon, set in the mid-18th century, certain English and Irish characters have full beards. Would this have been likely during that period?

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Why does Horatio Nelson's daughter Horatia look so old in this portrait?

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Did Egyptian laborers have the ability to rise through social classes or change professions? Could a laborer become a soldier or even a scribe?

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In his will, Alfred the Great left over two dozen private estates to various friends and relatives. What would a ninth century English estate entail?

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In the television series The Knick, a woman has a "nose transplant" in which skin from her arm is sewn to her face, and kept there until it attaches. Is this based on a real procedure?

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Has the alternative medicine movement ever produced any cures or treatments that have been adopted by the mainstream medical field?	1
In medieval Western Europe, what sort of event could be considered a miracle?	1
Was the post-WW2 expulsion of Eastern European Germans based on German ethnicity or German culture?	1
From its foundation in the 18th century to 1883, Brooklyn was a separate city from New York. What kind of independent culture or identity did it have during this period?	1
In the 1920s, was it common for black jazz musicians to perform for white audiences?	1
In the film Barry Lyndon, set in the mid-18th century, certain English and Irish characters have full beards. Would this have been likely during that period?	1
Why does Horatio Nelson's daughter Horatia look so old in this portrait?	1
Did Egyptian laborers have the ability to rise through social classes or change professions? Could a laborer become a soldier or even a scribe?	1
In his will, Alfred the Great left over two dozen private estates to various friends and relatives. What would a ninth century English estate entail?	1
In the television series The Knick, a woman has a "nose transplant" in which skin from her arm is sewn to her face, and kept there until it attaches. Is this based on a real procedure?	1