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How easy was it to fake your identity, or steal someone else's identity, in the 19th Century?

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Pre-Columbian New World herbs and spices?

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It is 1830 in the American Deep South. I decide to shoot and kill a slave owned by a different man. What happens to me and what would the charge be?

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Where does our obsession with telling stories in trilogies come from?

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How long does it take you to analyze a book for a book review?

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I am an educated man trying to take over a country estate left behind by a soldier who hasn't been seen for decades -- I decide to impersonate him. How would I go about this in your culture/era? What would prevent me from being successful?

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Significant Overlooked Events of the Civil Rights Movement?

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How were market relations handled in ancient times ?

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What is definitively know about the direct influence or lack thereof by Buddhism on Stoicism, Epicureanism, or Gnosticism during the Alexandrian and Roman contacts between the Near East and Hellenic/Roman worlds?

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What were the experiential differences for the average American soldier in the Pacific theater of WWII, vs. Korea, vs. Vietnam?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How easy was it to fake your identity, or steal someone else's identity, in the 19th Century?	17
Pre-Columbian New World herbs and spices?	17
It is 1830 in the American Deep South. I decide to shoot and kill a slave owned by a different man. What happens to me and what would the charge be?	17
Where does our obsession with telling stories in trilogies come from?	17
How long does it take you to analyze a book for a book review?	17
I am an educated man trying to take over a country estate left behind by a soldier who hasn't been seen for decades -- I decide to impersonate him. How would I go about this in your culture/era? What would prevent me from being successful?	17
Significant Overlooked Events of the Civil Rights Movement?	17
How were market relations handled in ancient times ?	17
What is definitively know about the direct influence or lack thereof by Buddhism on Stoicism, Epicureanism, or Gnosticism during the Alexandrian and Roman contacts between the Near East and Hellenic/Roman worlds?	17
What were the experiential differences for the average American soldier in the Pacific theater of WWII, vs. Korea, vs. Vietnam?	17