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I am an English spy during the Napoleonic Wars stationed in Venice. During Carnivale, I just discovered that Napoleon plans to Invade Russia. How long would it take me to transmit this information back to London?

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Do we have direct proof of Jesus Christ's existence from primary Roman sources? Is it possible that medieval European monks created the personification of Christ when copying Roman documents, adding him into already existing stories?

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What would life be like as a sailor during the Late Roman Republic or Pax Romana eras?

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What are the origins of fiat currency?

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What are the origins of punctuation?

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Approximately what year did human knowledge during the Italian / Northern Renaissance surpass the height of human knowledge during the classical era?

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Do any North African or Mediterranean societies retain any remnants of Carthaginian society through the modern era?

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What status did French Algeria hold prior to its independence. I read somewhere that it was considered as much a part of the nation as Corsica is today. Did French-Algerians have the same rights as their European brethren?

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If there was a line of Hanoverian British Monarchs, why did Hanover never join the United Kingdom?

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Did the Jacobins, or any of the Revolutionary French Factions, have an official position on Jews in France?

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I am an English spy during the Napoleonic Wars stationed in Venice. During Carnivale, I just discovered that Napoleon plans to Invade Russia. How long would it take me to transmit this information back to London?	16
Do we have direct proof of Jesus Christ's existence from primary Roman sources? Is it possible that medieval European monks created the personification of Christ when copying Roman documents, adding him into already existing stories?	15
What would life be like as a sailor during the Late Roman Republic or Pax Romana eras?	15
What are the origins of fiat currency?	12
What are the origins of punctuation?	10
Approximately what year did human knowledge during the Italian / Northern Renaissance surpass the height of human knowledge during the classical era?	9
Do any North African or Mediterranean societies retain any remnants of Carthaginian society through the modern era?	9
What status did French Algeria hold prior to its independence. I read somewhere that it was considered as much a part of the nation as Corsica is today. Did French-Algerians have the same rights as their European brethren?	7
If there was a line of Hanoverian British Monarchs, why did Hanover never join the United Kingdom?	5
Did the Jacobins, or any of the Revolutionary French Factions, have an official position on Jews in France?	5