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If you were to visit England in 1100 CE and then again in 1300 CE, would you be able to immediately tell the difference?	393
Was there any resistance to the rationing that took place in the United States during and after WWII?	256
I'm a citizen of the Roman Empire in 150CE and I want to buy a home. How does the home buying process in Rome work? Mortgages? Paperwork? Realtors?	232
In the Southern United States, pre-air-conditioning, how did people keep interiors of homes & businesses from rotting from mold and mildew in the heat and humidity?	121
"This is the place." Did Brigham Young and the Mormons aim to colonize the Salt Lake valley or were they intending to settle on the Pacific coast?	78
When the First Federal Congress met in 1789, James Madison introduced 17 Amendments to add to the Constitution, which became the Bill of Rights. By December 1791, ten of his Amendments were ratified and added to the constitution of the United States. What were the 7 amendments that were dropped?	57
What would have been on the menu at William the Conqueror's celebratory feast in 1066?	47
How long did it take to convert areas of Euorpe from paganism to Christianity? Was it rapidly accepted by the common people? Did it take generations? If so did "underground" worship of the old gods exist?	32
As whale oil was quickly replaced by kerosene in the late 1800s was there any political lobbying to help maintain the whaling industry's dominance in the market in the United States or Europe?	27
Were childhood mortality rates lower in the pre-Columbian Americas than Europe due in part to the lack of childhood diseases that plagued the old world?	18

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