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I'm a medieval townsperson living in Britain (let's say after 1000 c.e). I need to go to the next town over (roughly 50km away) and then come back; how do I organize my trip and what to I bring with me?
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If I were a simple layperson in medieval Europe what would be my best bet to learn how to read and write? Would I even want to? If it were possible, what material could I hope to read?
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What's the history behind the stereotypical "young kid propeller hat"? When was it invented and why is it so representative of the image of a male child?
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In the videogame Hearts of Iron 4 (WW2 themed strategy game) submarines are easily the cheapest and fastest naval vessel you can build. Was it really that much cheaper and faster to build submarines compared to other vessels back then?
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Yoshie Shiratori's story (a japanese convict who during WW2 escaped 4 times from 4 different prisons despite the brutal methods employed to keep him locked up) seems too awesome to be true. How much of this story is fact vs fiction?
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What would a medieval hypochondriac look like? What sorts of behaviours would they have, what sorts of items and substances would they employ? What illnesses would they be most anxious of?
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In the game Hearts of Iron 4, in the start date of 1936, the nations of Greece and Yugoslavia have their independence guaranteed by Romania and Czechoslovakia respectevly, what is the historical basis for this decision, if there is any?
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In movies and shows from a few decades ago payphones were the go-to "untraceable phone call" machines. They are often used by the fictional criminals to organize hits and other unsavoury activities; were they really used for this purpose by real criminals?
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