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How much would the average Joe in the middle ages know about the lives of their Lords and Ladies?

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How accurate was Bernard Carlson's book "Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age"?

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In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court the protagonist knows that “the only eclipse of the sun in the first half of the sixth century occurred on the June 21st, 528” Is this at all reasonable? How much did anyone in the 19th century know about 6th century solar eclipses?

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Was the song London Bridges actually a reference to human sacrifice?

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What was Lobo/Hobo Basketball? 1920s

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Did Napoleonic-era infantrymen ever receive prize money?

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“Strike a blow for freedom, but US Bongs!” Is this 1970s ad campaign real? What was the context for this? How easy would it have been to buy a bong in the 70s?

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This may be an odd question: Was Christopher Columbus black?

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How much would the average Joe in the middle ages know about the lives of their Lords and Ladies?	5
How accurate was Bernard Carlson's book "Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age"?	5
In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court the protagonist knows that “the only eclipse of the sun in the first half of the sixth century occurred on the June 21st, 528” Is this at all reasonable? How much did anyone in the 19th century know about 6th century solar eclipses?	3
Was the song London Bridges actually a reference to human sacrifice?	3
What was Lobo/Hobo Basketball? 1920s	2
Did Napoleonic-era infantrymen ever receive prize money?	2
“Strike a blow for freedom, but US Bongs!” Is this 1970s ad campaign real? What was the context for this? How easy would it have been to buy a bong in the 70s?	0
This may be an odd question: Was Christopher Columbus black?	0