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Pytheas of Massalia was one of the greatest ancient Greek travellers. He is known of possible sailing to the Polar Circle and and today Senegal. What do we know for sure about his travels?
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Why did it take until 1997 for Murice Papon to be put on trial for his actions during Nazi occupation? How did 90s France respond?
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I’m wondering what this symbol is on this court note, it’s from 1853 in New York, I feel like i’ve seen it before but i don’t know what it’s called or what it means, any thoughts?
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How did human societies throughout history react to babies being born with Down's Syndrome? What about Autism or mental illness?
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What were some of the issues, both domestic and foreign, faced by the first Federalist and Democratic-Republican administrations?
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There was a mention or The Wall Street Putsch by someone on Reddit recently and I stumbled across it. After a little research, I can't find any definitive information or inkling of which way people lean. Did it happen? It seems accepted it was at least discussed. But who were the financial backers?
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My friend posted that the greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture, painting or science and literate, in industry and agriculture have never come from centralized government. I believe this is not true, but do not know enough for a good answer. Can someone help refute this claim?
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