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Are there any known instances of slaves managing to return to west Africa after being taken to America?

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when did the bow and arrow arrive in the amazon?

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When did african-american people start calling each other "brother" or "sister"?

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when is the veil of beyond which the historian can't look, the age that that must be left to the archaeologists?

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someone once told me that on account of him being Jewish-German Einstein’s work was among that burnt on the streets of Nazi Germany. Were Nazi scientists not allowed to take Jewish Scientist’s theories into account, or was that hypocrisy just ignored?

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suppose you asked Mao just before the end of his life, if he thought his career had been a success? what do you think he'd say?

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did many/any people in the ancient world (lets say 1000BCE and before) have any notion that how good food was depended on how well it was prepared (I mean beyond just avoiding obvious mistakes like burning and such) as well as just how good quality the ingredients were?

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how did you get to compete in the ancient Olympics (circa mid third century BCE if it maters)?

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Did the people of Stonehenge era Britain have any form of leadership beyond the family level?

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I once read an SF story where aliens take a 40s Chinese woman & force her to "mate" with multiple men. She reflects that Chinese seem to care about pleasing her, more than westerners do. is it true 70 years ago Chinese culture put more importance on pleasing women sexually, than western culture did?

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Are there any known instances of slaves managing to return to west Africa after being taken to America?	2
when did the bow and arrow arrive in the amazon?	2
When did african-american people start calling each other "brother" or "sister"?	2
when is the veil of beyond which the historian can't look, the age that that must be left to the archaeologists?	2
someone once told me that on account of him being Jewish-German Einstein’s work was among that burnt on the streets of Nazi Germany. Were Nazi scientists not allowed to take Jewish Scientist’s theories into account, or was that hypocrisy just ignored?	2
suppose you asked Mao just before the end of his life, if he thought his career had been a success? what do you think he'd say?	2
did many/any people in the ancient world (lets say 1000BCE and before) have any notion that how good food was depended on how well it was prepared (I mean beyond just avoiding obvious mistakes like burning and such) as well as just how good quality the ingredients were?	2
how did you get to compete in the ancient Olympics (circa mid third century BCE if it maters)?	2
Did the people of Stonehenge era Britain have any form of leadership beyond the family level?	2
I once read an SF story where aliens take a 40s Chinese woman & force her to "mate" with multiple men. She reflects that Chinese seem to care about pleasing her, more than westerners do. is it true 70 years ago Chinese culture put more importance on pleasing women sexually, than western culture did?	2