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During and shortly after the construction of the pyramids, what did the average citizens of ancient Egypt think about them? Were they proud to have such constructions or did they view them as a waste of resources and labour?
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The year is 1320, I am a peasant living in Central Europe. During the night, masked men enter my house, assault me and steal the little money I have and some other goods. To whom do I report the theft and what kind of investigation would take place?
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Taking the Roman Empire as an example: how did they communicate for the first time with a population who spoke a foreign language? How were the very first translations carried out?
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Those huge cargo ships and oil tankers have a really small anchor compared to the overall size of the ship. How does such a small anchor manage to keep the ship in place?
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Before the invention of modern equipments such as lasers and satellites, how did people determine the height of a mountain or elevation in general?
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Is there a way to prevent glasses from fogging up when entering a warm room, coming from outside where it's cold?
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Clear sky is blue, at dusk or dawn it can be red, yellow, orange or purple, all colors of the rainbow. Except for the Aurora Borealis, why is it never green?
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