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According to the bible, Paul was a tentmaker by trade, and in Corinth stayed with a couple who were in the same business. What was tentmaking like in the Roman East? Who bought tents?
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Why did St. Nicholas, in particular, become Santa Claus? The guy was a 3rd century bishop from Anatolia, why was he in particular merged with Odin and given an association with Christmas
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In his memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant mentions "insulated [telegraph] wires...so that they would transmit messages in a storm, on the ground or under water" in use during the The Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. Plastic was invented in 1907. How could this have been done?
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Was It Really The Soviet Invasion Of Manchuria (Operation August Storm) And Not The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima And Nagasaki That Led To Japan's Surrender In WW2?
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What condition were the uniforms of line infantry [16th-19th Centuries] kept in? How long were uniforms in service?
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