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Did people in the 10th century get modern common diseases such as Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, even as far as cancer? If so how did they go about identifying it or potentially treating it?
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Was the Holocaust a conspiracy theory in te 1930s/1940s before the death camps were inspected by the Allies? Or did Axis citizens largely know the government was mass murdering people?
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In regards to European colonial empires, in particular the British Empire, how far did ideas from philosophers "at home" spread in overseas territories?
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How did we know what the earth looked like before we went into space? How did we draw such detailed maps of continents without seeing them from above, like Piri Reis did?
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