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The Egyptians, Maya, and Chinese each independently developed written scripts of hieroglyphs (logograms), yet only one of these scripts survived into the digital age as a first language. What made Chinese unique in this regard, or why did Egyptian and Mayan fail with regard to Chinese?

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When and why did people start giving ages in the format 25 instead of five and twenty?

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In The Pianist (2002) there is a scene where nazi soldiers throw out of a window a man in a wheelchair. In WWII did they really just go to random houses and killed people?

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How did the Anglican Church operate during the Commonwealth of England?

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Did people believe in unicorns, dragons, fairies or other fantastic creatures at a certain time in history?

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If so, when did German military leaders of WWII realize that the war against the Soviet Union was lost?

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Is it true that British sent a plane full of opium to the Ottomans before the battle of Beersheba (1917) and they smoked it and were too high to fight?

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"It's not over 'til the fat lady sings" is a common idiom in English. Were many prima donnas overweight at one time, or is this a reference to a specific person -- or is it just a silly line with no basis in reality?

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Was the Dutch Republic a democracy or form of democracy, and if it was, did it influence the United States’ democratic form of government?

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The Hungarian people likely originated out of Siberia and speak a Uralic language. Has this impacted Hungarian national identity through the years, including into modern times?

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The Egyptians, Maya, and Chinese each independently developed written scripts of hieroglyphs (logograms), yet only one of these scripts survived into the digital age as a first language. What made Chinese unique in this regard, or why did Egyptian and Mayan fail with regard to Chinese?	18
When and why did people start giving ages in the format 25 instead of five and twenty?	18
In The Pianist (2002) there is a scene where nazi soldiers throw out of a window a man in a wheelchair. In WWII did they really just go to random houses and killed people?	18
How did the Anglican Church operate during the Commonwealth of England?	18
Did people believe in unicorns, dragons, fairies or other fantastic creatures at a certain time in history?	18
If so, when did German military leaders of WWII realize that the war against the Soviet Union was lost?	18
Is it true that British sent a plane full of opium to the Ottomans before the battle of Beersheba (1917) and they smoked it and were too high to fight?	18
"It's not over 'til the fat lady sings" is a common idiom in English. Were many prima donnas overweight at one time, or is this a reference to a specific person -- or is it just a silly line with no basis in reality?	18
Was the Dutch Republic a democracy or form of democracy, and if it was, did it influence the United States’ democratic form of government?	18
The Hungarian people likely originated out of Siberia and speak a Uralic language. Has this impacted Hungarian national identity through the years, including into modern times?	18