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I'm a 14th century bohemian peasant. While working my farm I see a knight with a flag I don't recognise. Should I assume he's an enemy? Did peasant's know what to look out for should someone attack?

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Did any Ancient Greek look at Mt Olympus and think "I could climb that" and actually attempt to get to the top?

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In Terry Prachet's "Pyramids" the architects tell us that designing pyramids is lucrative industry. Was this true in real life?

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Was getting tied to a railway a real thing?

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Did the idea of having a powerful wizard/ magician affect warfare and strategies when fighting an enemy?

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We know about Nordic myths because of the discovery of the "Prose Edda" and "Poetic Edda". Is it accepted that this is comprehensive, or that there could have been other myths?

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Ancient Egypt in general has a well documented history interacting with other nations. Is there any evidence that suggests they interacted with tribes across Africa?

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Did other ancient cultures have their own "Library of Alexandria" equivalent?

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Did the Ancient Greeks know when Hercules lived?

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Many faiths have a general idea of how many years ago events in their religious texts took place. Did the ancients have this same idea?

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I'm a 14th century bohemian peasant. While working my farm I see a knight with a flag I don't recognise. Should I assume he's an enemy? Did peasant's know what to look out for should someone attack?	1363
Did any Ancient Greek look at Mt Olympus and think "I could climb that" and actually attempt to get to the top?	954
In Terry Prachet's "Pyramids" the architects tell us that designing pyramids is lucrative industry. Was this true in real life?	53
Was getting tied to a railway a real thing?	52
Did the idea of having a powerful wizard/ magician affect warfare and strategies when fighting an enemy?	39
We know about Nordic myths because of the discovery of the "Prose Edda" and "Poetic Edda". Is it accepted that this is comprehensive, or that there could have been other myths?	26
Ancient Egypt in general has a well documented history interacting with other nations. Is there any evidence that suggests they interacted with tribes across Africa?	22
Did other ancient cultures have their own "Library of Alexandria" equivalent?	15
Did the Ancient Greeks know when Hercules lived?	10
Many faiths have a general idea of how many years ago events in their religious texts took place. Did the ancients have this same idea?	9