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Is it true that most cuneiform texts that have been found are lists? (For example lists of rulers, lists of goods sold at a market, lists of mountains in an area etc.)

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What career opportunities are there for secular university students in the Medieval Era?

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In Wonder Woman, Diana is frequently mentioned to be extremely physically attractive. Would she have actually been considered conventionally beautiful by WW1-era European standards?

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Article 10 of the Treaty of Ghent (1814) has some very strong words against slavery. The condemnation seems much wider in scope than just the elimination of slave trafficking (the purpose of the article). How did this manage to pass the US Senate unanimously?

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Where did the stereotypes of "mommy's boy" and "daddy's girl" evolve from in the West?

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In movies like Gladiator you see roman generals fighting alongside there men in battle. Was that the case in real life?

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Did colonisation cause significant / noticeable population decreases for smaller colonising nations?

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[Update on stone inscription] How many English-speaking settlers were in Oklahoma in the 1700s?

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How actually popular were eyeglasses in Europe of 14th and 15th century?

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Why was there a decline in life expectancy...

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Is it true that most cuneiform texts that have been found are lists? (For example lists of rulers, lists of goods sold at a market, lists of mountains in an area etc.)	10
What career opportunities are there for secular university students in the Medieval Era?	10
In Wonder Woman, Diana is frequently mentioned to be extremely physically attractive. Would she have actually been considered conventionally beautiful by WW1-era European standards?	10
Article 10 of the Treaty of Ghent (1814) has some very strong words against slavery. The condemnation seems much wider in scope than just the elimination of slave trafficking (the purpose of the article). How did this manage to pass the US Senate unanimously?	10
Where did the stereotypes of "mommy's boy" and "daddy's girl" evolve from in the West?	10
In movies like Gladiator you see roman generals fighting alongside there men in battle. Was that the case in real life?	10
Did colonisation cause significant / noticeable population decreases for smaller colonising nations?	10
[Update on stone inscription] How many English-speaking settlers were in Oklahoma in the 1700s?	10
How actually popular were eyeglasses in Europe of 14th and 15th century?	10
Why was there a decline in life expectancy...	10