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In 1466 would the natives in Cuba have been aware of the Mayans or the Aztecs? If "yes" did the trade with either? If so what?	218
Before the Normans brought in all the laws restricting hunting, would it have been particularly normal for English commoners to supplement their diets by hunting "for the pot" (IE the same way American frontier settlers later would)?	213
Suppose you're an English man half way through officer training when either of the world wars break out. Do you finish your course, or get sent to the front right away?	208
when did most people in England start thinking of the royal family as their native leaders instead of foreign invaders?	204
What was the biggest city/settlement in, what is now, the United States in 1491?	202
125 years ago in both America and Europe owning a personal firearm was not particularly unusual. How unusual was personal firearm ownership in 1880s China? What was the legality of owning a personal firearm in 1880s China?	202
when they surrendered in 1945 did the high ups in the Japanese government know which of them selves the Americans would and would not charge with war crimes?	200
Suppose you visited Kyoto in 1447, suppose you visited Kyoto 1847. What differences would you find?	200
there's a scene in HBO rome where Pompey is having a portrait bust made and the artist is making a sort of rough draft in clay rather than directly carving marble. Is that Authentic to how Greek/Roman busts were made?	197
At the time The Book of Mormon was written did people (by which I mean “scholars & scientists”) know enough about Pre-Colombian history/archaeological for its claims (setting aside the blatantly supernatural stuff) to seem as ludicrous as they do today?	193

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