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Why did the Latin language die out while it’s alphabet went on to become the most used form of writing on earth?

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Family history has it that in Liverpool during WWII my grandmother and her infant daughter were turned away from hospital essentially because “there’s a war on”. The baby died of pneumonia. Is there evidence/research for this sort of thing being widespread?

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What's the best way to learn about the gap between the fall of the western Roman Empire to the rise of the Carolingians?

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Did Brutus ever approach Caesar about his reservations regarding Rome becoming a monarchy?

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What is the kashmir armed insurgency and how did it begin ?What is it's history ?

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When did Celtic peoples/tribes stop inhabited areas East of the Rhine, and why did they disappear by 400s?

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How historically accurate is the book "Memoirs of a Geisha?"

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In ancient and medieval times, did settlements ever pop up along trade routes, the way we have freeway towns today?

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In the movie “the post“, after the Washington Post printed the Pentagon papers, but before the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, it was shown that other newspapers hat also supported the post by printing excerpts from the Pentagon papers. Was that true? Where did they get the papers to publish?

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How come Lithuanians are Roman Catholic and not Ortodox?

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Why did the Latin language die out while it’s alphabet went on to become the most used form of writing on earth?	21
Family history has it that in Liverpool during WWII my grandmother and her infant daughter were turned away from hospital essentially because “there’s a war on”. The baby died of pneumonia. Is there evidence/research for this sort of thing being widespread?	21
What's the best way to learn about the gap between the fall of the western Roman Empire to the rise of the Carolingians?	21
Did Brutus ever approach Caesar about his reservations regarding Rome becoming a monarchy?	21
What is the kashmir armed insurgency and how did it begin ?What is it's history ?	21
When did Celtic peoples/tribes stop inhabited areas East of the Rhine, and why did they disappear by 400s?	21
How historically accurate is the book "Memoirs of a Geisha?"	21
In ancient and medieval times, did settlements ever pop up along trade routes, the way we have freeway towns today?	21
In the movie “the post“, after the Washington Post printed the Pentagon papers, but before the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, it was shown that other newspapers hat also supported the post by printing excerpts from the Pentagon papers. Was that true? Where did they get the papers to publish?	21
How come Lithuanians are Roman Catholic and not Ortodox?	21