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Did "long trigger" nuclear subs -- meant to surface several months after a nuclear war, listen for orders, and if not finding any, launch a second strike at the other side -- ever exist? Was it even discussed?

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Other than name of Caesar becoming a title in the first century AD (and evolving into Czar and Kaiser), are there any other examples of names becoming titles?

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Before there were modern nation-states, was there a sort of semi-border between, say, Germanic manors and French ones?

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Were there ruins of earlier civilizations that the Greeks puzzled over and wondered about?

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During WWI, what sort of soldier was Adolf Hitler? A good one?

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Why are Great Sphinx's paws almost as big the thing's head?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did "long trigger" nuclear subs -- meant to surface several months after a nuclear war, listen for orders, and if not finding any, launch a second strike at the other side -- ever exist? Was it even discussed?	288
Other than name of Caesar becoming a title in the first century AD (and evolving into Czar and Kaiser), are there any other examples of names becoming titles?	250
Before there were modern nation-states, was there a sort of semi-border between, say, Germanic manors and French ones?	47
Were there ruins of earlier civilizations that the Greeks puzzled over and wondered about?	17
During WWI, what sort of soldier was Adolf Hitler? A good one?	16
Why are Great Sphinx's paws almost as big the thing's head?	12