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I'm watching "Vikings", and the battles show the various British and Viking armies always number a couple hundred at best. Was that really a typical size for an army of Wessex, North Umbria, and Mercia (and the Vikings)? Or could the movie studio just not find enough extras?

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Most drugs in the United States have doses based on the metric system (specifically mg, mL, and mcg). How were drugs accurately dosed in the United States before the metric system became commonplace?

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Were there famous paintings 200 years ago?

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How did Cambodia function under the Khmer Rouge?

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Where there traffic laws before automobiles came along? Traffic police?

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I'm watching "Vikings", and the battles show the various British and Viking armies always number a couple hundred at best. Was that really a typical size for an army of Wessex, North Umbria, and Mercia (and the Vikings)? Or could the movie studio just not find enough extras?	111
Most drugs in the United States have doses based on the metric system (specifically mg, mL, and mcg). How were drugs accurately dosed in the United States before the metric system became commonplace?	20
Were there famous paintings 200 years ago?	9
How did Cambodia function under the Khmer Rouge?	7
Where there traffic laws before automobiles came along? Traffic police?	2