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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?	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
when ever a new military technology is introduced often there's moral objections to it being used (the current one being drones). was there any popular objection to navies using powered ships in place of sails?	17
can you think of anyone from before 1970 who predicted that something like the internet would exist?	17
Suppose it's 1115 and you ask a Korean person what they know/believe about the Japanese. What would they likely say? Would it likerly be overwhelmingly positive or negative?	17
Remember Back to the future III. Exactly when was the earliest date in Northern California (Hill Valley is supposed to be in Northern California) you (IE a random member of the general population) could just buy gasoline?	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
before Columbus did most people in Europe believe that the Atlantic and the pacific were just one vast ocean?	17
When the Romans court foreigners to sell as slaves how did they get them to the point psychology where they wouldn't just run away or attack their master as soon as they have an opportunity?	17
aside from in the context of a legal defence, did many/any of the guys who worked in concentration camps say they felt guilty about it at the time?	16

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