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How likely was it to encounter pirates? Did merchants rarely see them, or did they have to plan their routes to avoid them or get escorts? (of any period, I want to learn.)

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Has human history ever "lost" a day? How do we know Friday is actually Friday? Could we have lost any when major calendar systems changed?

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How were princesses of history actually treated, compared to our faery tale romanticism of them?

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[Computing] Why did the 8080/5, 8086/8 CPUs use a 40-pin DIP package when they could have easily used a 64-pin DIP (like the Motorola 68000) and have less limitations?

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[Slavery in America] Was it common to actually own slaves, or reserved to the wealthy families?

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I know plate mail wasn't as encumbering as people think. But did guards stand around or patrol for 8/12/16 hours a day wearing full-plate? Or just wear essentials like breastplate?

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Where did lower case letter come from, why, and why did lower case numbers never come about?

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Were there such a thing as blood stained battlefields? Did it actually leave behind large swaths of red after vicious battles?

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Were doctors retaliated at for killing/not saving/experimenting on their patients before modern medicine?

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When were cigarettes first known, or suspected to be harmful, and how long after did the public start realizing it?

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How likely was it to encounter pirates? Did merchants rarely see them, or did they have to plan their routes to avoid them or get escorts? (of any period, I want to learn.)	264
Has human history ever "lost" a day? How do we know Friday is actually Friday? Could we have lost any when major calendar systems changed?	77
How were princesses of history actually treated, compared to our faery tale romanticism of them?	19
[Computing] Why did the 8080/5, 8086/8 CPUs use a 40-pin DIP package when they could have easily used a 64-pin DIP (like the Motorola 68000) and have less limitations?	18
[Slavery in America] Was it common to actually own slaves, or reserved to the wealthy families?	15
I know plate mail wasn't as encumbering as people think. But did guards stand around or patrol for 8/12/16 hours a day wearing full-plate? Or just wear essentials like breastplate?	12
Where did lower case letter come from, why, and why did lower case numbers never come about?	7
Were there such a thing as blood stained battlefields? Did it actually leave behind large swaths of red after vicious battles?	2
Were doctors retaliated at for killing/not saving/experimenting on their patients before modern medicine?	2
When were cigarettes first known, or suspected to be harmful, and how long after did the public start realizing it?	1