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In the 1930s would most people in the western world have understood the concept of what a computer was suppose to be?

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how would the natives around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence have been sustaining themselves (farming, hunting, fishing, etc) 1000 years ago when the Norse were active in the area?

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Suppose you visited an Olmec settlement in the Yucatan in 700BC, suppose you visited a Mayan settlement in the Yucatan in AD 1300. Can you think of any technological advancements you'd probably see in the later time compared to the former?

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90 years ago what proportion of America university students weren't white (IE whatever people at the time would consider "white" to mean)? what proportion (if any?) of Ivy League students weren't white?

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what crops would the people of southern Iberia have most likely grown in 2000BC?

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Were there many/any active mines (for anything) in Britain between the withdrawal of the Romans and the Industrial Age? If yes how did they get people to work in them?

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in the 1940 were the people building the first computers aware of Babbage's work and his Difference engine?

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When medieval Knights/Lords practiced sword fighting how did they avoid doing each other injury? Did they ever really use wooden swords (IE like you see in movies and TV)?

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suppose you're native in (what is now) new york state in 1216 and it's 10c below. if you have to go outside what will you be wearing? how much does the answer depend on your age and gender?

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When did short hair first become associated with masculinity in western civilisation?

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In the 1930s would most people in the western world have understood the concept of what a computer was suppose to be?	18
how would the natives around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence have been sustaining themselves (farming, hunting, fishing, etc) 1000 years ago when the Norse were active in the area?	17
Suppose you visited an Olmec settlement in the Yucatan in 700BC, suppose you visited a Mayan settlement in the Yucatan in AD 1300. Can you think of any technological advancements you'd probably see in the later time compared to the former?	17
90 years ago what proportion of America university students weren't white (IE whatever people at the time would consider "white" to mean)? what proportion (if any?) of Ivy League students weren't white?	17
what crops would the people of southern Iberia have most likely grown in 2000BC?	17
Were there many/any active mines (for anything) in Britain between the withdrawal of the Romans and the Industrial Age? If yes how did they get people to work in them?	17
in the 1940 were the people building the first computers aware of Babbage's work and his Difference engine?	17
When medieval Knights/Lords practiced sword fighting how did they avoid doing each other injury? Did they ever really use wooden swords (IE like you see in movies and TV)?	17
suppose you're native in (what is now) new york state in 1216 and it's 10c below. if you have to go outside what will you be wearing? how much does the answer depend on your age and gender?	17
When did short hair first become associated with masculinity in western civilisation?	17