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I'm a Roman guy wearing six yards of toga wrapped around me and I get jumped in a bad neighborhood. As we scrap, do I dump the toga, let it fall off, hang on to it tight for dignitas, or what?

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How did "World War 2" become the accepted name over "Great War 2"/"Second Great War" which I have seen used much MUCH less?

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Considering how low-power crystal radios are, does the length of the earpiece's wire affect how much energy makes it to the speaker? Would a really short wire have a stronger sound?

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Considering the 1859 Carrington Event's effect of making some telegraph wire spark, would POTS (Plain Old Telephone Systems) be useful after a giant solar flare EMP or would their nature as a series of enormous antennae cause them to be a locus of damage?

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I'm a Roman guy wearing six yards of toga wrapped around me and I get jumped in a bad neighborhood. As we scrap, do I dump the toga, let it fall off, hang on to it tight for dignitas, or what?	383	AskHistorians
How did "World War 2" become the accepted name over "Great War 2"/"Second Great War" which I have seen used much MUCH less?	4	AskHistorians
Considering how low-power crystal radios are, does the length of the earpiece's wire affect how much energy makes it to the speaker? Would a really short wire have a stronger sound?	1	askscience
Considering the 1859 Carrington Event's effect of making some telegraph wire spark, would POTS (Plain Old Telephone Systems) be useful after a giant solar flare EMP or would their nature as a series of enormous antennae cause them to be a locus of damage?	1	askscience