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The Gospel of Mark tells of an exorcism ending with Jesus causing the death of 2.000 pigs near the Syrian city of Gerasa. How would such a massive loss of livestock impact the local economy?

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Frederick II famously caused the death of a bunch of babies by trying to raise them without any human interaction, trying to find out what kind of natural language they would develop. Killing innocents being a mortal sin, what kind of consequences did the Emperor face for his misguided experiment?

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Burial under the floor of parish churches seems to have been the norm until the 19th century in a few Catholic European countries. Does that mean that churches would always have a grave or two opened, mounds of dirt and bodies inside? Or were burials a quick and hidden job to prevent that sight?

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Were Romani populations drafted during the World Wars by the Allies? How were they treated as combatants by their own armies?

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The question is often asked for English - but what is the furthest you could go back in time that an inhabitant of today's Rome would still be able to understand his neighbours?

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The small French town of Givry is the only one in Europe for which we have baptism, marriage and death records so far back that they cover the years of the Black Death. Do they show what one would expect when it arrives (huge and sudden mortality) or do they tell a different story?

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The Gospel of Mark tells of an exorcism ending with Jesus causing the death of 2.000 pigs near the Syrian city of Gerasa. How would such a massive loss of livestock impact the local economy?	6
Frederick II famously caused the death of a bunch of babies by trying to raise them without any human interaction, trying to find out what kind of natural language they would develop. Killing innocents being a mortal sin, what kind of consequences did the Emperor face for his misguided experiment?	6
Burial under the floor of parish churches seems to have been the norm until the 19th century in a few Catholic European countries. Does that mean that churches would always have a grave or two opened, mounds of dirt and bodies inside? Or were burials a quick and hidden job to prevent that sight?	6
Were Romani populations drafted during the World Wars by the Allies? How were they treated as combatants by their own armies?	6
The question is often asked for English - but what is the furthest you could go back in time that an inhabitant of today's Rome would still be able to understand his neighbours?	5
The small French town of Givry is the only one in Europe for which we have baptism, marriage and death records so far back that they cover the years of the Black Death. Do they show what one would expect when it arrives (huge and sudden mortality) or do they tell a different story?	3