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Fix 656 lazy temporal answers: replace 'static historical fact' with source-attributed answers

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- Updated perspective.md: require source citations in temporal answers
- Filed feature request #75 for BCE temporal tag support (tested 7 formats, all rejected)
- Built batch script to replace all 'Static historical fact' answers with proper
  source attribution (ancient text date + modern publication year)
- Fixed source date detection bug (modern books about ancient figures)
- Answers now cite attesting source and its date per document footnotes
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@@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ The development of iron smelting technology (~1200 BCE onward) ushered in the Ir
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- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Transition period: ~1200–800 BCE (varies by region)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> 800 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Earliest iron smelting: Anatolia (Hittites), ~1500 BCE (limited use)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> 1500 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Widespread adoption: After the Bronze Age Collapse (~1200 BCE)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> 1200 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key innovation: Carburization (adding carbon to create steel)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Meteoric iron used before smelting was developed" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Hittites may have been early innovators, though evidence is debated [^1]" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Iron became widespread after the Bronze Age Collapse disrupted tin trade routes" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Chinese independently developed cast iron by ~500 BCE (bloomery iron in the W..." - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> 500 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Democratized access to metal tools (iron ore is abundant, unlike tin)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Improved agricultural productivity (iron plows)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Transformed warfare (iron weapons, armor)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Enabled deforestation and land clearing at scale" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2].
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Transition period: ~1200–800 BCE (varies by region)" - what is the source?
> Waldbaum (1978) [^1], Wagner (1993) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Earliest iron smelting: Anatolia (Hittites), ~1500 BCE (limited use)" - what is the source?