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What is the earliest known recognition that the thunder delay indicates that sound travels slower than light?

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Is it true that, after the Napoleonic Wars, British soldiers were forced to abandon the Spanish women they had married?

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How were sea shanties written, led, and transmitted?

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How accurate was the 19th-century portrayal of African-American dialect?

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In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the buffoonish actors worry that they may be hanged if the play they put on is too scary. How exaggerated was that fear?

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"Santa is Odin" - really?

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What were the world's opinions on the Falklands War as it began?

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Why don't more cities use elevated trains like Chicago's?

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What is the source of the myth that medievals used spices to cover the taste of rotten meat?

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"Ten contains all the numbers which can be used in multiplying"

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the earliest known recognition that the thunder delay indicates that sound travels slower than light?	5
Is it true that, after the Napoleonic Wars, British soldiers were forced to abandon the Spanish women they had married?	5
How were sea shanties written, led, and transmitted?	5
How accurate was the 19th-century portrayal of African-American dialect?	4
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the buffoonish actors worry that they may be hanged if the play they put on is too scary. How exaggerated was that fear?	4
"Santa is Odin" - really?	3
What were the world's opinions on the Falklands War as it began?	3
Why don't more cities use elevated trains like Chicago's?	3
What is the source of the myth that medievals used spices to cover the taste of rotten meat?	3
"Ten contains all the numbers which can be used in multiplying"	3