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If Robin Hood were real and were to host a feast in Sherwood Forest what kind of cheese would he have had and bread also?	1203
My grandfather died last week. He was in the 101st Airborne as a paraglider in WWII. What was life like for him during that time? Please take into account his being a Choctaw native american if posible. Thank you.	520
During the Cold War blue jeans were a black market hot item in the Soviet Union but what happened if someone in authority saw you wearing them? Would you be arrested or questioned? Where could you wear them safely? Or was it not a big deal to be seen wearing them?	336
I am an adult male peasant living in the Middle Ages. How exactly do I trim my toe and finger nails?	312
In the novel Night Watch by Sir Terry Pratchett the main character buys lunch for a boy at an all you can eat for 15 minutes outside counter. Did these places exist in victorian London? If so what were they like? What did they serve and what would the cost be in today's dollars?.	195
in the book The Princess Bride the original Dread Pirate Roberts is said to have retired and is living like a king in Patagonia. What would living like a king in Patagonia be like?	142
In the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Joan of Arc takes over a Cardio intense workout session. Would the real Joan have been able to handle such an intense workout?	28
How different were the conditions in female only concentration camps compared to male only camps? were there different punishments and levels of brutality? were there female capos? was the work different?	16
Why was General McClellan so slow to act in the U.S. Civil War and why wasn't he replaced sooner?	15
why weren't Native Americans enslaved like Africans were in the United States?	5

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