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In reading Forster's depiction of Columbus' third voyage, the crew rarely or never tried catching fresh fish. Why this reliance on weavelly biscuit when a line or net could so easily provide something better?

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Did the events of 1453 in fact cut off Genoese, Florentine, and other state's trade with Constantinople, forcing them to seek alternatives, with a new impetus in exploration, and partial cause for the Renaissance?

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To what degree should Richard Wagner be considered an anti Semite?

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Does this Da Vinci quote mean he had a modernist definition of science, or that the concept was fully formed in his lifetime?

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When did screaming at concerts first get reported on in mass media?

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In reading Forster's depiction of Columbus' third voyage, the crew rarely or never tried catching fresh fish. Why this reliance on weavelly biscuit when a line or net could so easily provide something better?	12
Did the events of 1453 in fact cut off Genoese, Florentine, and other state's trade with Constantinople, forcing them to seek alternatives, with a new impetus in exploration, and partial cause for the Renaissance?	10
To what degree should Richard Wagner be considered an anti Semite?	4
Does this Da Vinci quote mean he had a modernist definition of science, or that the concept was fully formed in his lifetime?	4
When did screaming at concerts first get reported on in mass media?	1