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Before elevators, did penthouses exist or did hotels and apartments invert pricing so that the first floor was more luxurious than the second and so on?

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Why did the US add Hawaii to its states?

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What evidence is there that mortality rates were higher in the past before modern medicine came into existence?

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Was the Dano-Norwegian union, from (1537-1814) actually referred to at the time as Denmark-Norway by the other European powers? Or was it just a name historians gave it later for context?

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Does Biblical archaeology demonstrate the veracity of the Bible?

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From antiquity there has already been a concept of "proper" treatment of humans in war. This concept is still far from moral, but it has some measure of morality. What is the history of Human Rights to civilians in war from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire?

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In Peaky Blinders, There is a Notable Chinese Presence in 1919 Birmingham, England. To What Degree is This Factual?

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Why did Second Class Men have the lowest survival rate of any group on the Titanic?

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Does anyone have any information on the intersectionality between the American Indian Movement and the Black Liberation Movement?

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Did any Romans or Greeks actively resist the adoption of Christian sexual norms?

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Before elevators, did penthouses exist or did hotels and apartments invert pricing so that the first floor was more luxurious than the second and so on?	39
Why did the US add Hawaii to its states?	39
What evidence is there that mortality rates were higher in the past before modern medicine came into existence?	39
Was the Dano-Norwegian union, from (1537-1814) actually referred to at the time as Denmark-Norway by the other European powers? Or was it just a name historians gave it later for context?	39
Does Biblical archaeology demonstrate the veracity of the Bible?	39
From antiquity there has already been a concept of "proper" treatment of humans in war. This concept is still far from moral, but it has some measure of morality. What is the history of Human Rights to civilians in war from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire?	39
In Peaky Blinders, There is a Notable Chinese Presence in 1919 Birmingham, England. To What Degree is This Factual?	39
Why did Second Class Men have the lowest survival rate of any group on the Titanic?	39
Does anyone have any information on the intersectionality between the American Indian Movement and the Black Liberation Movement?	39
Did any Romans or Greeks actively resist the adoption of Christian sexual norms?	39