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What did the townspeople of Gettysburg do while the battle was fought around their city?

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Did the the memory of the Holocaust and the discovery of concentration camps by Soviet soldiers leave a strong impression on Soviet culture over the years like it did in the West? Did it have an impact on anti-semitism in the USSR?

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Why are there so many christian denominations in The USA?

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What was the preferred method for destroying large bridges for ancient Romans? Ex: Trajan's bridge to Dacia was supposed to be massive, correct? What tools or machines did they use?

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What is the origin of “rolling one’s eyes” as a behavior communicating dismissal or irritation?

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an older relative who lived through his rule told me that the name "Joseph Stalin" was a sort of an egotistical pretention to the english equivalent of "Joe Steel" --an intentionally, and false, strong-sounding name. Is there any truth to this?

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Ellen Shannon's 1870 grave marker says her death was caused "by the explosion of a lamp filled with RE Danforth's Non-Explosive Burning Fuel". How dangerous were lamps in the late 1800s? Were non-explosive fuels actually any safer?

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In Kirosawa’s “Yojimbo” a character is seen banging blocks together to announce that it is noon. Was this a common practice? If so how would he know it was noon? Was time standardized during this period?

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How prevalent has destruction of evidence been in the CIA's history?

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Was the silk road always thriving with travelers/merchants/etc?

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What did the townspeople of Gettysburg do while the battle was fought around their city?	15
Did the the memory of the Holocaust and the discovery of concentration camps by Soviet soldiers leave a strong impression on Soviet culture over the years like it did in the West? Did it have an impact on anti-semitism in the USSR?	15
Why are there so many christian denominations in The USA?	15
What was the preferred method for destroying large bridges for ancient Romans? Ex: Trajan's bridge to Dacia was supposed to be massive, correct? What tools or machines did they use?	15
What is the origin of “rolling one’s eyes” as a behavior communicating dismissal or irritation?	15
an older relative who lived through his rule told me that the name "Joseph Stalin" was a sort of an egotistical pretention to the english equivalent of "Joe Steel" --an intentionally, and false, strong-sounding name. Is there any truth to this?	15
Ellen Shannon's 1870 grave marker says her death was caused "by the explosion of a lamp filled with RE Danforth's Non-Explosive Burning Fuel". How dangerous were lamps in the late 1800s? Were non-explosive fuels actually any safer?	15
In Kirosawa’s “Yojimbo” a character is seen banging blocks together to announce that it is noon. Was this a common practice? If so how would he know it was noon? Was time standardized during this period?	15
How prevalent has destruction of evidence been in the CIA's history?	15
Was the silk road always thriving with travelers/merchants/etc?	15