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According to Greek myth, Prometheus had his liver eaten by an eagle everyday only for it to regenerate at night. Did we know centuries ago that the liver is the only organ that can regenerate?

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Did Chernobyl change the way towns all over the world next to nuclear power plants acted?

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Did allied POW's in World War II know care packages sent to them contained secret messages and maps or did they have to discover it by accident?

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In Medieval times and beyond public executions had huge public gatherings. Entire families would travel to the execution site and make a day of it. Is there any proof that these executions had a psychological impact on children attending them?

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What role did 1st and 2nd generation born Italian Americans and German Americans have during WWII?

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Would the Axis powers during WWII have been justified to bomb the University of Chicago and the Manhattan Project under the Geneva Convention.

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Who do we think had the most sex in history?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
According to Greek myth, Prometheus had his liver eaten by an eagle everyday only for it to regenerate at night. Did we know centuries ago that the liver is the only organ that can regenerate?	39
Did Chernobyl change the way towns all over the world next to nuclear power plants acted?	26
Did allied POW's in World War II know care packages sent to them contained secret messages and maps or did they have to discover it by accident?	20
In Medieval times and beyond public executions had huge public gatherings. Entire families would travel to the execution site and make a day of it. Is there any proof that these executions had a psychological impact on children attending them?	9
What role did 1st and 2nd generation born Italian Americans and German Americans have during WWII?	1
Would the Axis powers during WWII have been justified to bomb the University of Chicago and the Manhattan Project under the Geneva Convention.	1
Who do we think had the most sex in history?	0