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There's a lot of close-to-combat photographs from WWII, but I don't often hear much about the photographers. Were WWII war photographers armed? Were they subject to neutrality/immunity/respect? Were they deployed with soldiers as part of the army?

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If I went back to Medieval England, would I be able to effectively communicate with people with modern English?

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How far back does the concept of "time capsules" go? Did anyone in the Ancient World put away objects or artefacts explicitly to be preserved through time for future civilizations to discover?

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What was an average day like for an Allied soldier in WWII?

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During the Vietnam War, were Viet Cong or NVA leadership aware of the resistance to the war in the U.S.? If so, what was their reaction?

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How did towns deal with fires before modern firefighting?

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How did people justify the slave trade at the time?

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What happened to the Roman people after the fall of the Roman Empire? Did they all emigrate to a particular place, or become nomads, or were they killed?

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When did the concept of the musical group (band) arise, of the kind we see today? Were there bands in the Victorian era, middle ages, or earlier?

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How long after V-J Day, or the end of WWII, did foreign/Ally military presence last in Europe? To what extent did the Allies remain in Europe to de-escalate, rebuild, or maintain control? Was there legacy hostility between Allies and Axis forces after the War?

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There's a lot of close-to-combat photographs from WWII, but I don't often hear much about the photographers. Were WWII war photographers armed? Were they subject to neutrality/immunity/respect? Were they deployed with soldiers as part of the army?	967
If I went back to Medieval England, would I be able to effectively communicate with people with modern English?	97
How far back does the concept of "time capsules" go? Did anyone in the Ancient World put away objects or artefacts explicitly to be preserved through time for future civilizations to discover?	52
What was an average day like for an Allied soldier in WWII?	11
During the Vietnam War, were Viet Cong or NVA leadership aware of the resistance to the war in the U.S.? If so, what was their reaction?	6
How did towns deal with fires before modern firefighting?	6
How did people justify the slave trade at the time?	4
What happened to the Roman people after the fall of the Roman Empire? Did they all emigrate to a particular place, or become nomads, or were they killed?	3
When did the concept of the musical group (band) arise, of the kind we see today? Were there bands in the Victorian era, middle ages, or earlier?	2
How long after V-J Day, or the end of WWII, did foreign/Ally military presence last in Europe? To what extent did the Allies remain in Europe to de-escalate, rebuild, or maintain control? Was there legacy hostility between Allies and Axis forces after the War?	1