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Why was Don Quixote considered the first modern novel? What about it was fundamentally different from previous long form works of fiction?
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What is the historical evidence for North Korea putting "three generations" of a dissident's family into labor camps?
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Circa 400-300 BC, how aware was the average Greek person of famous philosophers such as Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle? What were the prevailing opinions on them?
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Given the level of sanitation knowledge in ancient times (say, pre-500 BC Rome), were water canteens ever rinsed out? If not, what health effects would this have (if any)?
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To what extent, if any, did the destruction from WW1 and WW2 lead to single payer healthcare systems in Europe?
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