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In the book of Mormon ancient Jews are described using Bows that are made of Iron and that need springs (presumably to fire arrows) to work. how plausible is it Joseph Smith had no idea actual (ancient) bows were made of wood and just used elasticity to launch arrows?

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How was the social composition of the Chesapeake Bay and New England colonies comparable from early settlement to 1700?

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What where George Washington’s views on suffrage?

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Did European colonial governors/viceroys try to break away from their home governments and become personal rulers of their own state, like Muhammad Ali Pasha in Egypt?

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What is the current consensus of Werner Heisenberg's loyalties, motivations and relationship with the Nazi party/Nazi ideology?

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England, April 15, 1912, what was the people's reaction to the news of the sinking of the RMS Titanic?

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How accurate was Saving Private Ryan in terms of how the bunkers and defensive positions looked?

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What Did The Egyptian Population Considered Cleopatra VII As Egyptian, or Macedonian/Greek?

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The novel "Underworld" suggests that Jackie Gleason's most hilarious lines in The Honeymooners were inaudible to viewers given the uproarious laughter in the live audience and sound quality limitations, and viewers were responding to body language and timing. Do contemporary accounts back this up?

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In the book of Mormon ancient Jews are described using Bows that are made of Iron and that need springs (presumably to fire arrows) to work. how plausible is it Joseph Smith had no idea actual (ancient) bows were made of wood and just used elasticity to launch arrows?	4
How was the social composition of the Chesapeake Bay and New England colonies comparable from early settlement to 1700?	4
What where George Washington’s views on suffrage?	4
Did European colonial governors/viceroys try to break away from their home governments and become personal rulers of their own state, like Muhammad Ali Pasha in Egypt?	4
What is the current consensus of Werner Heisenberg's loyalties, motivations and relationship with the Nazi party/Nazi ideology?	4
England, April 15, 1912, what was the people's reaction to the news of the sinking of the RMS Titanic?	4
How accurate was Saving Private Ryan in terms of how the bunkers and defensive positions looked?	4
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What Did The Egyptian Population Considered Cleopatra VII As Egyptian, or Macedonian/Greek?	4
The novel "Underworld" suggests that Jackie Gleason's most hilarious lines in The Honeymooners were inaudible to viewers given the uproarious laughter in the live audience and sound quality limitations, and viewers were responding to body language and timing. Do contemporary accounts back this up?	4