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Since Eratosthenes was able to calculate the circumference of the earth, and knowing that the Romans and Greeks had that information, did they ever discuss of what "lied out there" if they knew how big the earth was? Like did they ever speculate about other continents such as north or south America?

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Where there any fake stations during in the Underground Railroad?

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What did European countries think about the U.S capitol building when it was completed? I.E the one we know today with the dome completed in 1863

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During the French Revolution, why were people executed by the guillotine, and not by any other quicker cheaper method, such as by a firing squad?

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The Roman Empire is said to have fallen in 476 AD, the Renaissance is said to have started in the late fifteenth century, would the city of Rome look in 1476 AD as it did to 476 AD?

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Since Eratosthenes was able to calculate the circumference of the earth, and knowing that the Romans and Greeks had that information, did they ever discuss of what "lied out there" if they knew how big the earth was? Like did they ever speculate about other continents such as north or south America?	254
Where there any fake stations during in the Underground Railroad?	7
What did European countries think about the U.S capitol building when it was completed? I.E the one we know today with the dome completed in 1863	1
During the French Revolution, why were people executed by the guillotine, and not by any other quicker cheaper method, such as by a firing squad?	0
The Roman Empire is said to have fallen in 476 AD, the Renaissance is said to have started in the late fifteenth century, would the city of Rome look in 1476 AD as it did to 476 AD?	0