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While I know it wasn't a French flag, why did the RAF decide to put something that looks a lot like the French flag on the back of their planes?

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How did "booing" something not liked become mainstream culture?

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Why do many US states have straight lines on their borders instead of the closest natural boundaries like mountain ranges and rivers?

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In Dark Ages Europe, how much would a trader / merchant / "adventurer" pay for safe passage to a city hundreds of miles away?

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I heard on a history podcast that it took approx 18 months to build a chainmail shirt. Is that true? If so; why so long?

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In the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, they showed Dyatlov (supervisor) being very abusive to his subordinates. In the USSR, if you had a job that was "important" such as ensuring the lights were staying on, could you just quit?

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Did newspapers report on the 1918 flu on a regular basis? If so, did it cause any degree of panic in global markets?

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Were there squatters who were living in remote deserted ancient cities like Abydos?

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How did The Barbegal Mills from ancient Rome NOT spark the industrial revolution centuries earlier?

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Up until about 200 years ago, it wasn't at all common for some people to starve to death during the winter if there wasn't enough food to go around. How did their neighbors not have their doors kicked in fr a starving person looking for food in order to survive?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
While I know it wasn't a French flag, why did the RAF decide to put something that looks a lot like the French flag on the back of their planes?	4
How did "booing" something not liked become mainstream culture?	4
Why do many US states have straight lines on their borders instead of the closest natural boundaries like mountain ranges and rivers?	4
In Dark Ages Europe, how much would a trader / merchant / "adventurer" pay for safe passage to a city hundreds of miles away?	3
I heard on a history podcast that it took approx 18 months to build a chainmail shirt. Is that true? If so; why so long?	3
In the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, they showed Dyatlov (supervisor) being very abusive to his subordinates. In the USSR, if you had a job that was "important" such as ensuring the lights were staying on, could you just quit?	3
Did newspapers report on the 1918 flu on a regular basis? If so, did it cause any degree of panic in global markets?	3
Were there squatters who were living in remote deserted ancient cities like Abydos?	3
How did The Barbegal Mills from ancient Rome NOT spark the industrial revolution centuries earlier?	3
Up until about 200 years ago, it wasn't at all common for some people to starve to death during the winter if there wasn't enough food to go around. How did their neighbors not have their doors kicked in fr a starving person looking for food in order to survive?	3