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How was the printing press adjusted for alphabets that have connected lettering by design (e.g. Arabic)? Did it delay the introduction of the printing press in regions where such alphabets are used?

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I'm part of a siege of a city during the late middle ages as a normal soldier, it's been lasting four months already. What do I do all day?

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Why do some older books have a title that seems to be two titles? For example The wreck of the Titan; or Futility

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Is there an important battle that was basically settled in favor of the disadvantaged party (fewer men, resources, tech etc.) by the occurrence of a natural disaster?

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During my last hike in the French alps I found seashells, now I know this is because of plate tectonics, but what did people think about the origin of these seashells in the mountains before plate tectonics were known?

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Did women dress up as men during the Middle Ages to participate in crusades and find lost husbands/male relatives?

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How did the people in French Louisiana feel about being sold to the United States by Napoleon?

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What is the oldest human language of which we know how native speakers would (more or less) pronounc it?

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When Emperor Ghengiz Cohen allegedly died in an attempt to return fire to the Gods with interest, who took over his rule in the Agathean Empire?

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What is the history of the faith know as Tengrism?

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How was the printing press adjusted for alphabets that have connected lettering by design (e.g. Arabic)? Did it delay the introduction of the printing press in regions where such alphabets are used?	1967
I'm part of a siege of a city during the late middle ages as a normal soldier, it's been lasting four months already. What do I do all day?	1009
Why do some older books have a title that seems to be two titles? For example The wreck of the Titan; or Futility	382
Is there an important battle that was basically settled in favor of the disadvantaged party (fewer men, resources, tech etc.) by the occurrence of a natural disaster?	113
During my last hike in the French alps I found seashells, now I know this is because of plate tectonics, but what did people think about the origin of these seashells in the mountains before plate tectonics were known?	103
Did women dress up as men during the Middle Ages to participate in crusades and find lost husbands/male relatives?	59
How did the people in French Louisiana feel about being sold to the United States by Napoleon?	31
What is the oldest human language of which we know how native speakers would (more or less) pronounc it?	14
When Emperor Ghengiz Cohen allegedly died in an attempt to return fire to the Gods with interest, who took over his rule in the Agathean Empire?	6
What is the history of the faith know as Tengrism?	6