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When Captain Cook "discovered" Hawaii did he bump into it out of dumb luck or was he given information about it from other pacific island people.

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Does 'populism' always refer to right wing political movements, or is there left wing populism?

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In his book "Wanderer" Sterling Hayden refers to an incident where Japanese spies stole the plans to an American battleship which they built but it turned upside down when launched. He places this event between the World Wars. Is there any historical basis for this?

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In the movie 'Hidden Figures' none of the NASA scientists use a slide rule. Is this historically accurate?

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How much of how we see learned? If a time traveler from ancient Greece or Egypt was to go to a 3D movie would they get the same illusion of depth as we do?

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When Captain Cook "discovered" Hawaii did he bump into it out of dumb luck or was he given information about it from other pacific island people.	59
Does 'populism' always refer to right wing political movements, or is there left wing populism?	23
In his book "Wanderer" Sterling Hayden refers to an incident where Japanese spies stole the plans to an American battleship which they built but it turned upside down when launched. He places this event between the World Wars. Is there any historical basis for this?	5
In the movie 'Hidden Figures' none of the NASA scientists use a slide rule. Is this historically accurate?	5
How much of how we see learned? If a time traveler from ancient Greece or Egypt was to go to a 3D movie would they get the same illusion of depth as we do?	2