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I'm a young Chinese man with 100 pieces of silver burning a hole in my pocket. I've 3 days off from work as a civil servant in the Ming dynasty era. I'm ready to rumble and party. What are my options?

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Some questions about the Battle of Wandiwash, 1760. Did the battle last only one day or did it last for many days and the British won it on 22nd January?

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What is the evolution of the dozen as the unit of measurement and how did it get universally accepted?

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Was there ever a period in human history when there was a market for clean human urine?

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I'm a young Chinese man with 100 pieces of silver burning a hole in my pocket. I've 3 days off from work as a civil servant in the Ming dynasty era. I'm ready to rumble and party. What are my options?	17
Some questions about the Battle of Wandiwash, 1760. Did the battle last only one day or did it last for many days and the British won it on 22nd January?	4
What is the evolution of the dozen as the unit of measurement and how did it get universally accepted?	2
Was there ever a period in human history when there was a market for clean human urine?	2