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It's 1482 and Leonardo da Vinci has just moved to Milan across the street from my house. I'm a simple tradesperson, do I know who Leonardo is? When do I start bragging to my friends that Leonardo used to be my neighbor?
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How would someone prove they graduated from university in the 18th and 19th century in Europe? Would France acknowledge a British or Russian diploma?
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Is 'staying up late' a new habit since the advent of the electric light, or have humans always been night owls?
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Was “working your way up from the mailroom” really a strong possibility in the past or is it just an overly used trope with no grounding in reality?
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Why is there an Asian warrior depicted on the right side of Peter von Hess' painting of the "Battle of Leipzig" (also known as Völkerschlacht)?
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When did the command nomenclature change from "loose"(arrows) to "fire"(guns, presumably)? Was this with the advent of firearms? Or were the terms used interchangeably for some time?
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