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When did monsters get 'big'?

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Two out of every five construction workers fell to their deaths or were disabled while building New York's skyscrapers in the 1920's. Was there a procedure in place in the event that someone falls to their death? Was seeing the aftermath of a deadly fall considered part and parcel of life in NYC?

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How long could a remote village in the Middle Ages go without knowing that their nation had been conquered?

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Before the invention of audio recording and transmission, did we know that our voices sound different outside our own heads? If not, was there any notable reaction to this revelation?

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Did people know that our voices sound different in our own heads before the invention of audio recording? And if not, was there any notable reaction to this revelation?

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Did we know that our voices sound different outside of our own heads before the invention of audio recording and transmission? If not, was there any notable reaction to this revelation?

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What, if any, effect did the very recent defeat of the Moors in Spain have on Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World and Isabella's decision to finance it?

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How did ancient Egyptians reconcile the godly status of the Pharaoh with the mental and physical complications that would arise as a result of inbreeding, as is the case with Tutankhamun?

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What did early modern militaries see in the firearm that made them stop using bows?

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In cases like Dred Scott v. Sanford, what recourse did enslaved people have in bringing a suit to court in the Antebellum American South?

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When did monsters get 'big'?	764
Two out of every five construction workers fell to their deaths or were disabled while building New York's skyscrapers in the 1920's. Was there a procedure in place in the event that someone falls to their death? Was seeing the aftermath of a deadly fall considered part and parcel of life in NYC?	664
How long could a remote village in the Middle Ages go without knowing that their nation had been conquered?	371
Before the invention of audio recording and transmission, did we know that our voices sound different outside our own heads? If not, was there any notable reaction to this revelation?	40
Did people know that our voices sound different in our own heads before the invention of audio recording? And if not, was there any notable reaction to this revelation?	17
Did we know that our voices sound different outside of our own heads before the invention of audio recording and transmission? If not, was there any notable reaction to this revelation?	17
What, if any, effect did the very recent defeat of the Moors in Spain have on Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World and Isabella's decision to finance it?	8
How did ancient Egyptians reconcile the godly status of the Pharaoh with the mental and physical complications that would arise as a result of inbreeding, as is the case with Tutankhamun?	5
What did early modern militaries see in the firearm that made them stop using bows?	2
In cases like Dred Scott v. Sanford, what recourse did enslaved people have in bringing a suit to court in the Antebellum American South?	1