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my dad owns a silk tie for special occasions, in cost him about £25 back around 2001 when he got it. how much would enough silk to make a neck tie (I know they didn't exist yet) cost in Rome circa AD450?	3
In 1950 do you think the people at the top of the USSR really believed in communism (or believed they believed) and thought their actions were somehow good for it, or do you think they were just in it for the power?	3
since around the time of classical Rome sects of abrahamic monotheism have been disagreeing about what rules "people of the book" should live by. Do we know how many of the commandments (in the old testament or supposed auxiliary texts)pre-Roman conquest Jewish communities actually took seriously?	3
suppose you're a new baby boy born to either Jewish or Muslim parents in the middle east or India in AD1395. How likely are you to die because your circumspection results in an infection?	3
did the concept of universal basic income exist 60 years ago? If "yes" would publicly suggesting it was a good idea, likely result in you getting blacklisted as a potential communist in 1958 Hollywood?	3
in the past I've been told by people on here that there are female samurai that fought in combat. How did Women find themselves in the position to do that? Why did their families allow it?	3
you know how modern farmers typically have to get up early to do chores. What sort of hours did European medieval peasants keep?	3
I have a framed collection of pre-decimal coins. The farthing has "1939" written on it. Did the Royal Mint continue to operate during WW2? If "yes" who would it have been staffed by after the able bodied men were drafted?	3
is true Britain was undergoing climate trouble in and around 750 BC?	3
How (if in anyway what so ever) did the civil war, & subsequent puritanical rule of Oliver Cromwell, effect the operations of the British East India Company?	3

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