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Do we know of any Roman Empire era puns?

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Where can I find the range that Native Americans traveled during buffalo hunts?

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Did the documentary Nanook of the North do anything to improve relations between the government and natives?

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In the film The Age of Shadows (2016), the Resistance members in Japanese occupied 1920s Korea get in touch with Hungarian anarchists for bombs. How exactly would this happen before the internet, at such a distance?

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At what point did prisons in America move their to-be-executed prisoners to their own section (Death Row) instead of just housing them among the general population?

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Did people not see the irony in the "if she drowns then she's not a witch" tests during the witch trials in America? Did they feel shame for murdering the innocent?

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What was the first use of the rimshot (ba dum tiss) in a comedy act to signify a joke?

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When was the term "white trash" first used as an insult in American culture?

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How close was Stalin's actual death as it was protrayed in The Death of Stalin (2018)?

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Why didn't Japan invade the West Coast of the USA after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do we know of any Roman Empire era puns?	10
Where can I find the range that Native Americans traveled during buffalo hunts?	9
Did the documentary Nanook of the North do anything to improve relations between the government and natives?	9
In the film The Age of Shadows (2016), the Resistance members in Japanese occupied 1920s Korea get in touch with Hungarian anarchists for bombs. How exactly would this happen before the internet, at such a distance?	9
At what point did prisons in America move their to-be-executed prisoners to their own section (Death Row) instead of just housing them among the general population?	9
Did people not see the irony in the "if she drowns then she's not a witch" tests during the witch trials in America? Did they feel shame for murdering the innocent?	7
What was the first use of the rimshot (ba dum tiss) in a comedy act to signify a joke?	7
When was the term "white trash" first used as an insult in American culture?	7
How close was Stalin's actual death as it was protrayed in The Death of Stalin (2018)?	7
Why didn't Japan invade the West Coast of the USA after the attack on Pearl Harbor?	6