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Did the romans' attitude to nudity change after they went Christian? were public bath houses still common after that point?

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how many US presidents grew up in families of below average income (for the time) and how many grew up in families of above average income (also for the time)?

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Suppose you went back in time and visited a small English farming village in AD 937 and then again in AD 1337. (Amusing you couldn't tell by land marks ....or just ask anyone the date) How could tell which was which?

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suppose I live in Boston in 1717. How far would have to travel to find a Native American tribe who have had no direct contact with white people in living memory?

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40 years ago how many people in the USSR would have had to agree to give the order, before they could launch a nuclear strike on the US?

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A teacher once told me that in Saxon times children under about five probably didn't wear clothes unless they were outside and it was cold. Is that true?

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Suppose you were sent back in time to New Jersey (or where New Jersey is now) in AD50 and then AD1050. Could you easily tell which was which by observing the native Americans?

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Suppose you visited Rome in AD361 and then AD661, what differences would you see?

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Suppose I visited Oregon in 1000BCE and then again in AD1000. (Without asking someone) How could I tell which was which?

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if you'd gone to southern Britain in 460 and asked people "is this still part of the roman empire?" would most of them have said "yes" or "no"?

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Did the romans' attitude to nudity change after they went Christian? were public bath houses still common after that point?	1068
how many US presidents grew up in families of below average income (for the time) and how many grew up in families of above average income (also for the time)?	1033
Suppose you went back in time and visited a small English farming village in AD 937 and then again in AD 1337. (Amusing you couldn't tell by land marks ....or just ask anyone the date) How could tell which was which?	973
suppose I live in Boston in 1717. How far would have to travel to find a Native American tribe who have had no direct contact with white people in living memory?	970
40 years ago how many people in the USSR would have had to agree to give the order, before they could launch a nuclear strike on the US?	924
A teacher once told me that in Saxon times children under about five probably didn't wear clothes unless they were outside and it was cold. Is that true?	884
Suppose you were sent back in time to New Jersey (or where New Jersey is now) in AD50 and then AD1050. Could you easily tell which was which by observing the native Americans?	881
Suppose you visited Rome in AD361 and then AD661, what differences would you see?	863
Suppose I visited Oregon in 1000BCE and then again in AD1000. (Without asking someone) How could I tell which was which?	808
if you'd gone to southern Britain in 460 and asked people "is this still part of the roman empire?" would most of them have said "yes" or "no"?	757