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I am a wealthy English aristocrat in 18th century London. I suffer from balding and I see other men wear wigs to hide it. But I, instead, want to rock the clean-shaven bald head. Would this be unusual for the time? How much of a hassle would it be to shave every other day to keep the look?

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How historically accurate were the warships portrayed in Assassin's Creed?

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Why did it take around 150 years of complete dominance of the flintlock mechanism in firearms technology to finally be replaced by the slightly better percussion cap?

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I heard that apparently the people in Sri Lanka established their first nature reserves around the year 300 BC. How preserving would they be for the nature?

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What would be the kill radius and maximum effective blast radius of a shrapnel grenade used in the Golden Age of piracy?

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When was this illustration of the death of Admiral Benbow made?

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What exotic animals (parrots, monkeys, etc.) could be kept during the Golden Age of Piracy, and were there ways of obtaining them other than from markets?

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What were the types of fighting men that the British royal navy would have in the early 1710's, and what were they equipped with?

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I'm captaining a British frigate around Jamaica and the Queen Anne's War is raging. I know I'm one of the ships needed to sail out to Saint-Domingue to battle French warships, who else are my enemies? Do I have any other allies?

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Exactly 241 years ago today, New England's Dark Day happened. Did this extraordinary weather event have any effect at all on military campaigning during the American Revolution?

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I am a wealthy English aristocrat in 18th century London. I suffer from balding and I see other men wear wigs to hide it. But I, instead, want to rock the clean-shaven bald head. Would this be unusual for the time? How much of a hassle would it be to shave every other day to keep the look?	4
How historically accurate were the warships portrayed in Assassin's Creed?	4
Why did it take around 150 years of complete dominance of the flintlock mechanism in firearms technology to finally be replaced by the slightly better percussion cap?	4
I heard that apparently the people in Sri Lanka established their first nature reserves around the year 300 BC. How preserving would they be for the nature?	4
What would be the kill radius and maximum effective blast radius of a shrapnel grenade used in the Golden Age of piracy?	3
When was this illustration of the death of Admiral Benbow made?	3
What exotic animals (parrots, monkeys, etc.) could be kept during the Golden Age of Piracy, and were there ways of obtaining them other than from markets?	3
What were the types of fighting men that the British royal navy would have in the early 1710's, and what were they equipped with?	3
I'm captaining a British frigate around Jamaica and the Queen Anne's War is raging. I know I'm one of the ships needed to sail out to Saint-Domingue to battle French warships, who else are my enemies? Do I have any other allies?	3
Exactly 241 years ago today, New England's Dark Day happened. Did this extraordinary weather event have any effect at all on military campaigning during the American Revolution?	3