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After the KGB and Stasi files were released at the end of the Cold War, did Tom Clancy get anything wrong about the Eastern Bloc governments or intelligence services?

152 upvotes • saddetective87

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JFK was assassinated on Nov 22, 1963. The United States reeled in shock at the event. What was the reaction on the other side of the Cold War in the USSR?

152 upvotes • GFKnowsFirstAcctName

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Suppose I live just outside the Roman Empire in 239, on the Isle of Man say, and I want to local smith to fix some tool for me. Do I pay him in Roman coin or do I say the Celtic equivalent of "when ever you need a solid from me mate"?

152 upvotes • grapp

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How did travellers travel the world in the 16th century? Was there visas?

152 upvotes • Myfy

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Why is it that the term 'Indians' is still used and common throughout American history since colonization, despite the awareness of early pilgrims knowing that they were not in India?

152 upvotes • GaelicanGood

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would a common person in 65 BC Egypt and a common person in 1103 BC Egypt be able to talk to each other with mutual intelligibility?

152 upvotes • grapp

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If they wanted to, could Chinese ships of the Ming/Early Qing dynasties (pre 1750) have reached North America?

152 upvotes • q_c_h

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If you were a white baseball fan in the 1920-1940s how much would you know about the Negro Leagues? If you were a black baseball fan how much would you know about the Negro Leagues or MLB?

152 upvotes • SilverRoyce

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I'm a artillery gunner on the Western Front during WW1. Because I'm located fairly far from the trenches, what were my chances of survival compared to a front line soldier?

152 upvotes • CheesyHotDogPuff

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What did the Assassin Order (the Hashashin), do during the crusades and did they have any influence in the Middle East?

152 upvotes • SartyBG

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After the KGB and Stasi files were released at the end of the Cold War, did Tom Clancy get anything wrong about the Eastern Bloc governments or intelligence services?	152	saddetective87
JFK was assassinated on Nov 22, 1963. The United States reeled in shock at the event. What was the reaction on the other side of the Cold War in the USSR?	152	GFKnowsFirstAcctName
Suppose I live just outside the Roman Empire in 239, on the Isle of Man say, and I want to local smith to fix some tool for me. Do I pay him in Roman coin or do I say the Celtic equivalent of "when ever you need a solid from me mate"?	152	grapp
How did travellers travel the world in the 16th century? Was there visas?	152	Myfy
Why is it that the term 'Indians' is still used and common throughout American history since colonization, despite the awareness of early pilgrims knowing that they were not in India?	152	GaelicanGood
would a common person in 65 BC Egypt and a common person in 1103 BC Egypt be able to talk to each other with mutual intelligibility?	152	grapp
If they wanted to, could Chinese ships of the Ming/Early Qing dynasties (pre 1750) have reached North America?	152	q_c_h
If you were a white baseball fan in the 1920-1940s how much would you know about the Negro Leagues? If you were a black baseball fan how much would you know about the Negro Leagues or MLB?	152	SilverRoyce
I'm a artillery gunner on the Western Front during WW1. Because I'm located fairly far from the trenches, what were my chances of survival compared to a front line soldier?	152	CheesyHotDogPuff
What did the Assassin Order (the Hashashin), do during the crusades and did they have any influence in the Middle East?	152	SartyBG