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Slavery was abolished in Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 1962, the UAE in 1964, and Oman in 1970. Was owning slaves still commonplace in Arab nations during the 20th Century, or had it been dying out on its own? Did abolishment face resistance?

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In classical antiquity, the Aegean island of Kos was famed for its silk trade, and yet a few centuries later Justinian I infamously smuggled silkworm eggs out of China and began Byzantine silk production. What happened to Kos' silk in the interim - was it forgotten?

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How much might the 1204 sacking of Constantinople cost in 2015 figures?

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Why did vulgar Latin, spread over an enormous territorial landmass and population, evolve into multiple significantly different languages where Arabic under similar circumstances did not?

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Were they any cultural or linguistic similarities or ties between the Danish vikings pillaging England with Jutes who had migrated there early? Were there Jutes in the Danelaw?

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Slavery was abolished in Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 1962, the UAE in 1964, and Oman in 1970. Was owning slaves still commonplace in Arab nations during the 20th Century, or had it been dying out on its own? Did abolishment face resistance?	896
In classical antiquity, the Aegean island of Kos was famed for its silk trade, and yet a few centuries later Justinian I infamously smuggled silkworm eggs out of China and began Byzantine silk production. What happened to Kos' silk in the interim - was it forgotten?	93
How much might the 1204 sacking of Constantinople cost in 2015 figures?	20
Why did vulgar Latin, spread over an enormous territorial landmass and population, evolve into multiple significantly different languages where Arabic under similar circumstances did not?	17
Were they any cultural or linguistic similarities or ties between the Danish vikings pillaging England with Jutes who had migrated there early? Were there Jutes in the Danelaw?	12