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Before the discovery of the Giant & Colossal Squid, what was used to explain the scars on Sperm Whales resulting from encounters with the giant cephalopods? Did naturalist's suspect there was a giant undiscovered species of Cephalopod?

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Before we understood electricity, how was static shock explained in different cultures?

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Ive heard the claim that wide scale lead poisoning may have played a role in the fall of the Roman Empire. Is there any credence to this claim? What research has been done?

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What did the apollo astonauts do to pass the time when in transit from earth to moon and back?

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Durring Prohibition in the USA were churches still allowed to buy and serve wine?

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Why is there no cave art of Sabertooth tigers like Smilodon?

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Did rome stay occupied after the empire fell? If so what was it like? What government did they have?

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My little brother knows nothing about US history, What is an entertaining program to get him caught up?

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Was NZ soil ever attacked during WWII? (excluding captured soil outside of NZ)

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Did George Washington have what we would call an American accent or a Brittish Accent? Additionally, did Gandhi have an Indian Accent or an English Accent?

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Before the discovery of the Giant & Colossal Squid, what was used to explain the scars on Sperm Whales resulting from encounters with the giant cephalopods? Did naturalist's suspect there was a giant undiscovered species of Cephalopod?	40
Before we understood electricity, how was static shock explained in different cultures?	34
Ive heard the claim that wide scale lead poisoning may have played a role in the fall of the Roman Empire. Is there any credence to this claim? What research has been done?	33
What did the apollo astonauts do to pass the time when in transit from earth to moon and back?	30
Durring Prohibition in the USA were churches still allowed to buy and serve wine?	17
Why is there no cave art of Sabertooth tigers like Smilodon?	5
Did rome stay occupied after the empire fell? If so what was it like? What government did they have?	5
My little brother knows nothing about US history, What is an entertaining program to get him caught up?	3
Was NZ soil ever attacked during WWII? (excluding captured soil outside of NZ)	3
Did George Washington have what we would call an American accent or a Brittish Accent? Additionally, did Gandhi have an Indian Accent or an English Accent?	3