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On Armistice Day--November 11, 1918--what was the timekeeping technology? How precisely could 11am be determined, and were there any known anomolies which arose from imprecisions, differences between or within the sides, etc?

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Why are Australia and New Zealand separate countries?

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Can you recommend a book of similar quality to "the guns of August" which describes the rest of WW1?

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In Latin class i learned that the Romans diluted their wine before drinking it. Why did they do this?

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At the beginning of WWI, why was the German army so much more professional/organized/effective than the French or English armies?

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When the Titanic hit the iceberg, would it have been realistic for survivors to have saved themselves by getting onto the iceberg, or smaller broken bits of it?

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I've spent the last few months reading about World War One and now I'm wondering if there are other ways that I can get "involved" in the anniversary. Will there be any significant commemorations I should know of? (I happen to live in SF, but am willing to travel.)

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In August 1914, when all these thousands of men were doing these long force marches totaling 100+ miles, what happened to the guys who were overweight and couldn't keep up, or what happened if you needed to stop to take a poo or something? Was it a problem if you fell behind your unit?

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Where can I find footage of interviews with Robert Oppenheimer (aside from the meager selection in Youtube)?

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Do we know when (and why) educators in America started to promote the idea that "science is fun?" (i.e., instead of simply saying that science cures diseases, promotes human welfare, etc)

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On Armistice Day--November 11, 1918--what was the timekeeping technology? How precisely could 11am be determined, and were there any known anomolies which arose from imprecisions, differences between or within the sides, etc?	13
Why are Australia and New Zealand separate countries?	9
Can you recommend a book of similar quality to "the guns of August" which describes the rest of WW1?	9
In Latin class i learned that the Romans diluted their wine before drinking it. Why did they do this?	9
At the beginning of WWI, why was the German army so much more professional/organized/effective than the French or English armies?	8
When the Titanic hit the iceberg, would it have been realistic for survivors to have saved themselves by getting onto the iceberg, or smaller broken bits of it?	7
I've spent the last few months reading about World War One and now I'm wondering if there are other ways that I can get "involved" in the anniversary. Will there be any significant commemorations I should know of? (I happen to live in SF, but am willing to travel.)	7
In August 1914, when all these thousands of men were doing these long force marches totaling 100+ miles, what happened to the guys who were overweight and couldn't keep up, or what happened if you needed to stop to take a poo or something? Was it a problem if you fell behind your unit?	6
Where can I find footage of interviews with Robert Oppenheimer (aside from the meager selection in Youtube)?	6
Do we know when (and why) educators in America started to promote the idea that "science is fun?" (i.e., instead of simply saying that science cures diseases, promotes human welfare, etc)	5