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I'm a medieval knight who, during a battle, had my helmet knocked around enough that it's warped and stuck on my head. Since I can't pull it off, what methods would be used to get my head out without hurting me too much?	40
Was John Rambo telling the truth when he said that soldiers coming back from the Vietnam war we're being spat on and called babykillers?	39
William Tecumseh Sherman and others were named after a famous Native American. Was this particularly common at the time, or was this only in Tecumseh's case?	36
Before early Muslims took over the Kaaba, what was their prayer like/did they pray in another direction?	36
If a medieval peasant found a large beehive forming near his house, how would he best get rid of it without being stung since they didn't have the modern equipment we have?	35
How accurate is this scene from Letters From Iwo Jima? Were the Japanese really inspecting people's homes to make sure they were patriotic enough? Would they shoot your dog on a whim?	30
Was stealing a car as easy as Charlie Chaplin movie made it look? What anti theft devices were present in early model vehicles?	30
In Dracula, in a letter to Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra mentions that her suitor is "only nine-and-twenty". At what point did the English speaking world change and refer to someone instead as twenty nine?	29
In the film The Seven Year Itch (1955), it's made out to be very common that men in Manhattan would send their wives and children out to the country while they stayed home and worked for the summer. Was this something that really occurred?	28
While watching footage from the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald, I noticed that the ambulance they stuffed him into looked like a station wagon. When did we switch over to the distinctive vehicle shape that we know today?	26

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