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Today the crews of large merchant/passenger ships (At least ones operated by major shipping companies) have a military like hierarchy with ranks, officers, uniforms and what not. When did it become the case that (non military) ships were operated this way? And why?

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If you lived in the near East or North Africa 3000 years ago, was it particularly dangerous to eat pork (IE did the Jewish law have a practical backing at one time?)?

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how true is the popular idea that from the early 50s through the mid 70s America and USSR's space programs would largely funded because their respective governments wanted to out compete each other?

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Do you think the inhabitants of mainland Britain knew of Ireland's existence in 1000bc?

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just before the end of Edo period was hunting for sport particularly popular among Japanese aristocrats? if "yes" what would have been their weapon of choice (IE gun, bow or spear)?

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in the film it's implied that Schindler was indifferent to Jews before the war and only joined the Nazi party because it was advantages to doing business in Germany at the time. does that seem plausible?

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how would becoming a roman province have effected day to day life in ancient Greece?

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were most Samurai actually trained to use their Katana in combat by towards the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate period?

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Did the pre-columbian Mayans or the aztecs have any idea who lived in the parts of America outside of their influence?

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was Vortigern a real person?

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Today the crews of large merchant/passenger ships (At least ones operated by major shipping companies) have a military like hierarchy with ranks, officers, uniforms and what not. When did it become the case that (non military) ships were operated this way? And why?	10
If you lived in the near East or North Africa 3000 years ago, was it particularly dangerous to eat pork (IE did the Jewish law have a practical backing at one time?)?	10
how true is the popular idea that from the early 50s through the mid 70s America and USSR's space programs would largely funded because their respective governments wanted to out compete each other?	10
Do you think the inhabitants of mainland Britain knew of Ireland's existence in 1000bc?	10
just before the end of Edo period was hunting for sport particularly popular among Japanese aristocrats? if "yes" what would have been their weapon of choice (IE gun, bow or spear)?	10
in the film it's implied that Schindler was indifferent to Jews before the war and only joined the Nazi party because it was advantages to doing business in Germany at the time. does that seem plausible?	10
how would becoming a roman province have effected day to day life in ancient Greece?	10
were most Samurai actually trained to use their Katana in combat by towards the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate period?	10
Did the pre-columbian Mayans or the aztecs have any idea who lived in the parts of America outside of their influence?	10
was Vortigern a real person?	10