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Oct 4 |
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Which arm was the shield held in? @T.E.D. the spiral stairs in castles curled up clockwise so that right handed defenders (coming down) have an advantage over right handed attackers (going up). So a left handed attacker would have an advantage |
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Sep 27 |
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Can Bill Clinton run for president of France? @T.E.D. - But only one intern - I don't think that qualifies him to even be a local councilor in Italy |
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Sep 27 |
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Can Bill Clinton run for president of France? I think since he denied having an affair he probably fails some French presidential law on gross moral turpitude - or at least gross discourtesy to a women. |
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Sep 25 |
answered | How did people acquire things in the pre-Roman Celtic world? |
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Sep 24 |
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What surface area per person is required for hunter-gatherers? persquaremile.com/2011/08/05/… |
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Sep 21 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Sep 18 |
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Why is Spain's base timezone UTC+1? Although Franco's Spain wasn't an official ally of Nazi Germany they were BFFs |
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Sep 15 |
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What was with the “poofy” pants found in various military uniforms? @Anixx - as a possible experiment - go into a bar in London, find someone with lively cheerful clothes like a football strip and tell them they look gay. |
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Aug 26 |
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Why did Mozambique join the British Commonwealth? Especially strange when you consider the huge political influence that Mozambique otherwise had on the world stage |
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Aug 26 |
answered | Increment of workers in agriculture during periods of economical crisis |
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Aug 24 |
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Farmstead Inventory Roman empire would be much more varied, from large professional villa managed farms to essentially iron age tribes next door. |
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Aug 23 |
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Farmstead Inventory Well you can look up any village and it will tell you the number of ploughs, mills, cows, sheep and the number of fields. It's a little tricky because the area units aren't standard across the country - but it is at least contemporary |
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Aug 22 |
answered | Farmstead Inventory |
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Aug 22 |
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In which situation is the broadside more preferable than every gun firing on their own time? Probably safer and overall more efficent on a noisy chaotic gun deck with cannon recoiling and powder monkeys running around to have everything happening in sync |
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Aug 22 |
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What form of home address did Romans use? added 10 characters in body |
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Aug 22 |
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What form of home address did Romans use? Even in rural Ireland today the address largely relies on the local postman knowing which person of that surname on the "High St" the letter was meant for. |
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Aug 21 |
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What was normal attire for Hindu kings in the 15th century? Remember to a medieval european, 'almost naked' might just mean not arrayed in the same finery a C13 King or Pope would be! Perhaps a simple robe? |
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Aug 19 |
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Farming societies without calendars @lins314159 not necessarily if they always happen. A calender is important when you need to know in advance that spring will come in 3months and you have to plant now. Then it's important to know if this really is spring, or just a warm couple of days in January. |
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Aug 19 |
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Why was Khomeini in France? Who allowed him to leave and why? @choster politicians act in their own interest. If something appeals to the voters and party then you do it - if it happens to align with the nation's interests that's a bonus! Hadn't realised the shah looked doomed in advance, that would certainly be a good time to position elf to replace BP and the American oil companies in the new regime. A imagine lot of Elf executives were heading to Libya recently! |
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Aug 19 |
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Why was Khomeini in France? Who allowed him to leave and why? Was the French giving him asylum purely to annoy the UK/USA who backed the Shah, or did they have other reasons? |
