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1) Did private detectives like Sherlock Holmes, a person without police background, actually exist and 2) would police have ever called them in to help with tricky cases?

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In TV shows vikings/norse are called 'vikings' or 'danes', but did people of that time actually call them that? If not, what were they called?

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Did Norse longships have any cargo area or were everything stored on the deck?

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What currencies were used in Europe between the fall or Western Roman Empire and the Renaissance?

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Before modern times, how did banks prevent forgery of bank notes?

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Did most, if not all, Roman senators serve in the army? Was being member of senate limited by age or other requirements?

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Books/studies about stock markets and individual companies during war? (Especially interested in losing/occupied countries ww1 & ww2)

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Did Soviet Union fear an Allies intervention for their invasion of Poland in 1939?

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How reliable were communication lines during WW2?

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Why was the Ottoman Empire 'punished' so heavily after WW1 compared to the other central powers?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
1) Did private detectives like Sherlock Holmes, a person without police background, actually exist and 2) would police have ever called them in to help with tricky cases?	3614
In TV shows vikings/norse are called 'vikings' or 'danes', but did people of that time actually call them that? If not, what were they called?	21
Did Norse longships have any cargo area or were everything stored on the deck?	12
What currencies were used in Europe between the fall or Western Roman Empire and the Renaissance?	7
Before modern times, how did banks prevent forgery of bank notes?	5
Did most, if not all, Roman senators serve in the army? Was being member of senate limited by age or other requirements?	5
Books/studies about stock markets and individual companies during war? (Especially interested in losing/occupied countries ww1 & ww2)	4
Did Soviet Union fear an Allies intervention for their invasion of Poland in 1939?	3
How reliable were communication lines during WW2?	2
Why was the Ottoman Empire 'punished' so heavily after WW1 compared to the other central powers?	1