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FACT or FICTION: Hitler almost destroyed RAF by striking their airbases. Churchill conducted a bomb-raid on Berlin civillians. Hitler retaliated by bombing London. This saved RAF, as if their airbases had been bombed instead of London Germany would have won the war. Is this true/false?

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The decline of the Hansa began in 1425 when the herring mysteriously left the Danish Sound for another spawning ground off the coast of Holland where the Hansa had less influence. Why did the herring leave suddenly?

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Ants and houseflies and other pests enter modern dwellings easily - how did medieval or ancient dwellers keep them out?

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Fire, fire! - How, historically, did the ancient & medieval ages fight fire?

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Why are there no written records of Proto-Indo-European?

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Is there a history of hydropolitics?

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Where do I find a history of flawed ancient technologies used as props for nationalism?

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How true is the myth of caryatids being real women abducted and subjugated

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Why did Archimboldo paint his particular paintings?

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Was anything ever named after the Mongols?

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FACT or FICTION: Hitler almost destroyed RAF by striking their airbases. Churchill conducted a bomb-raid on Berlin civillians. Hitler retaliated by bombing London. This saved RAF, as if their airbases had been bombed instead of London Germany would have won the war. Is this true/false?	1211
The decline of the Hansa began in 1425 when the herring mysteriously left the Danish Sound for another spawning ground off the coast of Holland where the Hansa had less influence. Why did the herring leave suddenly?	630
Ants and houseflies and other pests enter modern dwellings easily - how did medieval or ancient dwellers keep them out?	50
Fire, fire! - How, historically, did the ancient & medieval ages fight fire?	42
Why are there no written records of Proto-Indo-European?	33
Is there a history of hydropolitics?	26
Where do I find a history of flawed ancient technologies used as props for nationalism?	16
How true is the myth of caryatids being real women abducted and subjugated	15
Why did Archimboldo paint his particular paintings?	12
Was anything ever named after the Mongols?	10