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Both the Norse and the Greek pantheon were not the first generation of gods, and both killed their progenitors. Is there a common ancestor between the two beliefs?

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Did the invention of flight change the known shapes and positions of landmasses, or was the entire Earth correctly charted by then?

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How were albino African Americans viewed/treated before the Civil Rights movement?

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What did peasants use to do during the winter months?

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When did Britain first start referring to itself as an 'Empire'?

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To what extent was Germany responsible for the outbreak of World War I? Christopher Clark claimed in 2013 that there was no peculiar "war guilt" attaching to Germany. His research was seen as "groundbreaking". Is his thesis now accepted as historically accurate?

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Is it true that China was superior to European nations in the late Medieval/early Renaissance period? At what point can it be unequivocally stated that they were surpassed?

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Before timezones, did local clocks more accurately represent the time at their particular location?

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Is Tony Stark a secret Hungarian?

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To what extent did the battle of Wolf 359 affect Federation military policy?

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Both the Norse and the Greek pantheon were not the first generation of gods, and both killed their progenitors. Is there a common ancestor between the two beliefs?	2644
Did the invention of flight change the known shapes and positions of landmasses, or was the entire Earth correctly charted by then?	134
How were albino African Americans viewed/treated before the Civil Rights movement?	67
What did peasants use to do during the winter months?	38
When did Britain first start referring to itself as an 'Empire'?	22
To what extent was Germany responsible for the outbreak of World War I? Christopher Clark claimed in 2013 that there was no peculiar "war guilt" attaching to Germany. His research was seen as "groundbreaking". Is his thesis now accepted as historically accurate?	21
Is it true that China was superior to European nations in the late Medieval/early Renaissance period? At what point can it be unequivocally stated that they were surpassed?	4
Before timezones, did local clocks more accurately represent the time at their particular location?	4
Is Tony Stark a secret Hungarian?	3
To what extent did the battle of Wolf 359 affect Federation military policy?	3