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What was coal primarily used for before the Industrial Revolution? What did coal mines look like prior as well?

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Was there any contact/connections, whatever direct or indirect, between the groups we broadly call "Mound-Builders" and "Cliff-Dwellers" in pre-Colombian America?

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It seems like there was an increased amount of child abductions and serial killers in the 1980s. Was there another time period earlier in history where we can see a similar trend?

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When did the practice of fasting on Ramadan begin?

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When did the importance of brushing one's teeth become common knowledge?

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What was the History of sub-saharan Africa before Europeans and other colonizers arrived?

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I've read that Edward I of England exterminated most of the Welsh royal dynasties and cadet branches when he conquered Wales. Is that really accurate and how through was this likely to have been, i.e including women and children?

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What did minorities who fought in the army think about their countries’ colonial expansion?

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When the Soviet Union invaded Poland at the start of WW2, then liberated it, what happened to Poland and what was the relationship like between Russia and Poland after the war?

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White mob violence and terror against African Americans went from very prevalent to virtually non-existent over the span of the twentieth century. How and why did this occur?

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What was coal primarily used for before the Industrial Revolution? What did coal mines look like prior as well?	4
Was there any contact/connections, whatever direct or indirect, between the groups we broadly call "Mound-Builders" and "Cliff-Dwellers" in pre-Colombian America?	4
It seems like there was an increased amount of child abductions and serial killers in the 1980s. Was there another time period earlier in history where we can see a similar trend?	4
When did the practice of fasting on Ramadan begin?	4
When did the importance of brushing one's teeth become common knowledge?	4
What was the History of sub-saharan Africa before Europeans and other colonizers arrived?	4
I've read that Edward I of England exterminated most of the Welsh royal dynasties and cadet branches when he conquered Wales. Is that really accurate and how through was this likely to have been, i.e including women and children?	4
What did minorities who fought in the army think about their countries’ colonial expansion?	4
When the Soviet Union invaded Poland at the start of WW2, then liberated it, what happened to Poland and what was the relationship like between Russia and Poland after the war?	4
White mob violence and terror against African Americans went from very prevalent to virtually non-existent over the span of the twentieth century. How and why did this occur?	4