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Why do some cities, such as Rome, have their ancient ruins on full display, while some, like London and Paris, have theirs almost entirely underground?

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How much did the demographics of Europe shift during the 19th century?

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The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo threw enough sulfur into the air to lower global temperatures by 0.5 degrees until 1994. What effect did this have on the course of history, if any?

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We have no surviving records of what music in Ancient Egypt sounded like. So where did the stereotypical "Ancient Egyptian" style of music come from?

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Why did ocean-going vessels not bring a still with them to desalinate seawater?

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How familiar were the systems of medieval feudalism and the system of sharecropping that arose after the US Civil War?

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Detailed election data for 1860?

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Why do some cities, such as Rome, have their ancient ruins on full display, while some, like London and Paris, have theirs almost entirely underground?	38
How much did the demographics of Europe shift during the 19th century?	6
The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo threw enough sulfur into the air to lower global temperatures by 0.5 degrees until 1994. What effect did this have on the course of history, if any?	5
We have no surviving records of what music in Ancient Egypt sounded like. So where did the stereotypical "Ancient Egyptian" style of music come from?	5
Why did ocean-going vessels not bring a still with them to desalinate seawater?	3
How familiar were the systems of medieval feudalism and the system of sharecropping that arose after the US Civil War?	1
Detailed election data for 1860?	1