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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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Is it true that there were no Samaritans until 500-700 years after Moses is supposed to have existed ? The Quran states that Moses dealt with a Samaritan during his time.
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People talk about the Voynich manuscript and debate if it were a "fake" or not. But what exactly is the history of fake manuscripts? What would be called a fake and why?
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Many religions/traditions (?) have old gods who get superseded by new gods, often their sons. What does this tell us about those cultures? Does it reflect some kind of change or is it just a narrative?
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When Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller visited Buenos Aires in 1969 Argentina had to declare a state of siege due to protests. What drove this kind of reaction and why did the United States have this reputation in Argentina?
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