/u/JohnnyFiveOhAlive's posts
How long did it take to get news from the west to east coast of the US before the telegraph? I'm curious to learn more about how long it took for news and information to travel across the country and how that changed over time, can anyone recommend a book or any material on that subject?
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According to Roman historian Suetonius, Caligula supposedly ordered that the most famous statues of the gods in the Roman Empire have their heads cut off and replaced with his likeness. Is there any reason to think this was actually ordered and not just slander?
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During WW2 at least 700,000 Koreans were forcibly sent to Japan to work as laborers. That is a lot of people to relocate. Who was responsible for repatriating them, how did that work and were any who wanted to stay allowed to do so?
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What sort of dental care was available to American soldiers during World War 2? If they had a serious and painful tooth were there dentists to help? Were there dentists at or near the front? Did they just have to tough it out?
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During WW2 I would assume at least some diplomats from countries were in Germany when Germany invaded their nations, what did the Germans do with the diplomats? Did other countries simply expel diplomats when the war broke out, were any imprisoned?
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It has been asked "How far back in time could I go and understand the English spoken?" What languages still spoken today would let you understand others who spoke it, the furthest back in the past?
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I vaguley recall some source claiming that nobles who joined the crusaders were supposed to be exempt from claims or wars against their holdings while away, but I can't find a source for this. Was such a thing ever a concept?
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Is it true that men on average have more variations in intelligence, above and below the average, than woman?
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What mechanism was used to determine which prisoners should be released in occupied Gemany after WW2 ended and who decided it?
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