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Was there a planned procedure if an astronaut landed in the USSR, or a cosmonaut landed in the West?

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Was Tacitus' Germania studied by Romans on campaign there like a modern soldier would be expected to study afghan culture?

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Was Marcus Aurelius actually a Philosopher-King as Plato envisioned?

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Why was Jewish identity chosen to predicate on matrilineal decent? Is this at all common among other cultures?

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Void of theological tradition, does the primary text and context indicate Jesus of Nazareth preached Trinitarianism (and by extension, that he was God?)

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How were individuals like Jean-Baptise Colbert, who worked with incredibly flawed understandings of economics, able to so effectively serve as masters of finance, treasurers, etc

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What is older, the use of the "/" to denote division, or its use in representing fractions?

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What have been the most egregious examples of dishonesty or retrospectively incorrect positions entering the scholarly consensus in the history of academia?

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Was there a planned procedure if an astronaut landed in the USSR, or a cosmonaut landed in the West?	2
Was Tacitus' Germania studied by Romans on campaign there like a modern soldier would be expected to study afghan culture?	1
Was Marcus Aurelius actually a Philosopher-King as Plato envisioned?	1
Why was Jewish identity chosen to predicate on matrilineal decent? Is this at all common among other cultures?	1
Void of theological tradition, does the primary text and context indicate Jesus of Nazareth preached Trinitarianism (and by extension, that he was God?)	1
How were individuals like Jean-Baptise Colbert, who worked with incredibly flawed understandings of economics, able to so effectively serve as masters of finance, treasurers, etc	1
What is older, the use of the "/" to denote division, or its use in representing fractions?	1
What have been the most egregious examples of dishonesty or retrospectively incorrect positions entering the scholarly consensus in the history of academia?	1