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how much more extensive would the forest cover of Europe have been in 1664BC, than today?

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before Chaucer was there anything to stop English writers from publishing their work in English (as opposed to Latin or French) besides their own desire not to be seen as lowbrow?

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Wikipedia says that Emporer Carinus "abandoned himself to all kinds of debauchery and excess". Is that true or is it something Diocletian, who usurped him, made up to make him look bad?

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Did the Parthians use camels for transport?

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When was the last time before the end of 1945 it would have been safe for a civilian U.S American to just visit Japan without any kind of protection (diplomatic or otherwise)?

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I've been told (by Mike Duncan's The History of Rome Podcast) that Romans got up when the sun came up and went to bed when it went down. Did they change that at all when they set up colonies in places where the day night cycle varies more with the seasons?

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is it true pre-columbian native Americans, had no weapons made of anything better then Obsidian?

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what were the mayor fears about the future 120 years ago (in the western world)?

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what crops did the Bronze Age Britains grow besides grain?

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Is that story about the slave whispering "remember you are man" in a roman general's ear, apocryphal?

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how much more extensive would the forest cover of Europe have been in 1664BC, than today?	8
before Chaucer was there anything to stop English writers from publishing their work in English (as opposed to Latin or French) besides their own desire not to be seen as lowbrow?	8
Wikipedia says that Emporer Carinus "abandoned himself to all kinds of debauchery and excess". Is that true or is it something Diocletian, who usurped him, made up to make him look bad?	8
Did the Parthians use camels for transport?	8
When was the last time before the end of 1945 it would have been safe for a civilian U.S American to just visit Japan without any kind of protection (diplomatic or otherwise)?	8
I've been told (by Mike Duncan's The History of Rome Podcast) that Romans got up when the sun came up and went to bed when it went down. Did they change that at all when they set up colonies in places where the day night cycle varies more with the seasons?	8
is it true pre-columbian native Americans, had no weapons made of anything better then Obsidian?	8
what were the mayor fears about the future 120 years ago (in the western world)?	8
what crops did the Bronze Age Britains grow besides grain?	8
Is that story about the slave whispering "remember you are man" in a roman general's ear, apocryphal?	8