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With all of their military might and advanced technology, why didn't Sparta become a world power?

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Was there ever any serious consideration given to the idea of meeting the American colonists' demands for representation in Parliament?

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What did the myth of werewolves stem from?

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What were the mortality rates among roman soldiers?

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What did the Germans call their alliance (the axis) during WWII?

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If Britain and Ireland were both settled at the same time, at the end of the last ice age, and by the same group of hunter gatherers; then how did Britain, specifically England, become so much more advanced, enough to dominate Ireland for hundreds of years?

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Why do Romanians speak a Romance language?

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What are the origins of the human (or Western, perhaps?) infatuation with grass lawns?

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Why do Iranians call themselves aryans?

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Who is the earliest person that we know of? (In other words, what is the oldest name on record?)

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With all of their military might and advanced technology, why didn't Sparta become a world power?	31
Was there ever any serious consideration given to the idea of meeting the American colonists' demands for representation in Parliament?	31
What did the myth of werewolves stem from?	31
What were the mortality rates among roman soldiers?	31
What did the Germans call their alliance (the axis) during WWII?	31
If Britain and Ireland were both settled at the same time, at the end of the last ice age, and by the same group of hunter gatherers; then how did Britain, specifically England, become so much more advanced, enough to dominate Ireland for hundreds of years?	31
Why do Romanians speak a Romance language?	31
What are the origins of the human (or Western, perhaps?) infatuation with grass lawns?	31
Why do Iranians call themselves aryans?	31
Who is the earliest person that we know of? (In other words, what is the oldest name on record?)	31