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Given their apparent awareness of Earth's circumference, do we know what the Greeks and Romans thought about the vast amounts of the world that were unexplored by them?

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Did the Japanese switch, or consider switching, to brown rice production from white rice during World War II?

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In World War II, if a pilot operating from a carrier had to ditch his plane, how likely was it that he would be found and rescued?

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Were the bows of steppe archers harder to pull back than those of an English longbowman?

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Why were American grocery stores so much better stocked (both in variety and quantity of items) than grocery stores in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

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Was the Titanic being marketed as unsinkable unique for the era, or were other ships (besides her sister ships) talked about in similar ways?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Given their apparent awareness of Earth's circumference, do we know what the Greeks and Romans thought about the vast amounts of the world that were unexplored by them?	181
Did the Japanese switch, or consider switching, to brown rice production from white rice during World War II?	92
In World War II, if a pilot operating from a carrier had to ditch his plane, how likely was it that he would be found and rescued?	12
Were the bows of steppe archers harder to pull back than those of an English longbowman?	10
Why were American grocery stores so much better stocked (both in variety and quantity of items) than grocery stores in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?	6
Was the Titanic being marketed as unsinkable unique for the era, or were other ships (besides her sister ships) talked about in similar ways?	2