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Is there any truth to the notion that Firemen used to put out fires? I thought houses were always fireproof?

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How old is the idea of a united Europe and when did it first arrive?

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What up with the kooky hats infantrymen wore in the American Civil War? How are those things practical? Did the design originate from the same person prior to the war? Who dat?

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Drugs in the Wild West?

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How was "the talk" given during Henry VIII's reign of England?

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What measures were taken to rehabilitate those indoctrinated by Nazi ideology after WWII?

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Do we know why both Edward VIII and George VI of the UK had so few children?

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After humans left Africa, how much time might it have taken for groups of "black" people to become "brown" or even "white" after they moved to higher latitudes?

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During WW2, why didn't the Germans bomb Buckingham palace?

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What was the first document written only for the purpose to inform people in the future of how live was at the time of the author? Or when did people start burring time capsules?

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Is there any truth to the notion that Firemen used to put out fires? I thought houses were always fireproof?	13
How old is the idea of a united Europe and when did it first arrive?	13
What up with the kooky hats infantrymen wore in the American Civil War? How are those things practical? Did the design originate from the same person prior to the war? Who dat?	13
Drugs in the Wild West?	13
How was "the talk" given during Henry VIII's reign of England?	13
What measures were taken to rehabilitate those indoctrinated by Nazi ideology after WWII?	13
Do we know why both Edward VIII and George VI of the UK had so few children?	13
After humans left Africa, how much time might it have taken for groups of "black" people to become "brown" or even "white" after they moved to higher latitudes?	13
During WW2, why didn't the Germans bomb Buckingham palace?	13
What was the first document written only for the purpose to inform people in the future of how live was at the time of the author? Or when did people start burring time capsules?	13