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During the Viking Age, how much did the average farmer/warrior know about the gods and the finer details of Norse Mythology?

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"...trying to let the sun bake the fever out of him". Was it ever a common practice to attempt to let the sun "bake" a fever, as described of a member one of Percey Fawcette's expeditions (pg 118 David Grann's 'The Lost City of Z')?

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The Frome hoard found in England contains more than 50000 Roman coins. Do we have any idea who could own such a large amount of coins and why did they bury those coins?

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What did George III think of the War of 1812? He was pretty upset at loosing the American colonies, so how did he feel about Britain and the former colonies going back to war?

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What conspiracy theories are being referred to here in this 1804 newspaper?

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Many of the high-ranking victims of Stalin's purges had plenty of window to detect the danger and flee. Why didn't they do so?

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If George Washington warned us about the power of parties, how was he imagining the government to work?

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How did an idea: "what is found humorous" change throughout the ages in England since 1071? Would today's (2000) humor fly at all?

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The Surprising correspondence between Ancient Egyptian tales and the Old Testament

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Were people allowed to travel between different Soviet Republics within the USSR, similar to how you could freely travel between U.S states/Schengen countries? History

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During the Viking Age, how much did the average farmer/warrior know about the gods and the finer details of Norse Mythology?	27
"...trying to let the sun bake the fever out of him". Was it ever a common practice to attempt to let the sun "bake" a fever, as described of a member one of Percey Fawcette's expeditions (pg 118 David Grann's 'The Lost City of Z')?	27
The Frome hoard found in England contains more than 50000 Roman coins. Do we have any idea who could own such a large amount of coins and why did they bury those coins?	27
What did George III think of the War of 1812? He was pretty upset at loosing the American colonies, so how did he feel about Britain and the former colonies going back to war?	27
What conspiracy theories are being referred to here in this 1804 newspaper?	27
Many of the high-ranking victims of Stalin's purges had plenty of window to detect the danger and flee. Why didn't they do so?	27
If George Washington warned us about the power of parties, how was he imagining the government to work?	27
How did an idea: "what is found humorous" change throughout the ages in England since 1071? Would today's (2000) humor fly at all?	27
The Surprising correspondence between Ancient Egyptian tales and the Old Testament	27
Were people allowed to travel between different Soviet Republics within the USSR, similar to how you could freely travel between U.S states/Schengen countries? History	27