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when did people in New England start thinking of themselves as Americas rather then English?	14
Back in the 18th century when Edinburgh was a major epicentre of scientific and philosophical study, would the academics there (thinking people like David Hume) have spoken with a recognisable Scottish accent?	14
When did stereotype of southerners being backwards and stupid come about?	14
what did Marcus Aurelius think of Commodus's character (IE did he think he'd be a good emperor or not?) before he died?	14
was British war time rationing at all harsher than it needed to be? what would have happened if they'd just let everyone buy as much as they saw fit?	13
Were Romans given their abbreviated names (IE "Majorian" instead of "Flavius Iulius Valerius Maiorianus Augustus") at birth along with their full names, or did the child come up with the abbreviation themselves when they started socialising (IE like modern nicknames)?	13
Would the equipment the Roman army used (bows, swords, armour, etc) have been made by people actually in the Military, or by private contractors?	13
you know the way the camp guards in Schindler's List act (IE acting like killing the jews is nothing to them). Is that authentic or exaggerated at all? if it isn't exaggerated how did the Nazis get people into a mind state where they were comfortable doing that kind of thing?	13
did Stonehenge era Britains have a sense of land ownership and/or territory?	13
suppose I own and run a pawn shop in London in 1898. does the rest of my community look down on me for taking advantage of the poor (as pawn shop proprietors tend to get depicted in pop culture today) or am I seen as an honest businessman?	13

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