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What's the significance of "cat, hare, and ale" in this quotation?

From Alice Morse Earle's Colonial Days in Old New York (1896):In Albany in 1677 all "Shrovetide misdemeanors were prohibited, viz.: riding at a goose,...

Asked on 01/15/2021 by Quuxplusone

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Was the Kerensky Offensive doomed from the start?

I've been reading about Russia in the Great War during 1917, and what is quite surprising for me is the Kerensky Offensive. Primarily, what is surprising is that the army...

Asked on 01/13/2021 by gktscrk

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Which English king voided noble land claims after a certain date?

If my memory holds, a medieval English king ruled that noble lands were falsely held and should be returned to the crown. Parliament, of course, rejected this seizure. King and...

Asked on 01/11/2021 by Unrelated

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Did Averroes really try to bury light in an attempt to create gold, or was that invented by Victor Hugo?

In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Frollo relates a story that supposedly Averroes buried light in order to create gold from it, as, according...

Asked on 01/02/2021 by user1675016

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Did the Czech Legion bring POWs to Czechoslovakia? And if so, why?

In this question, it is established that the Czech Legion went back to Europe in 1920 merely on US boats along three different naval roads. @Felix Goldberg quotes a...

Asked on 12/25/2020 by Evargalo

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Was Zhukov's wit portrayed accurately in The Death of Stalin?

The Death of Stalin is a black comedy about a period of Soviet history running from the event from which the title is taken to the execution of...

Asked on 12/22/2020 by EvilSnack

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What is the connection between the rise of modern football in the UK and the shortening of the work week?

I remember hearing something on Revisionist History that alluded to the rise of modern football in the UK in connection to the shortening of the industrial work week....

Asked on 12/21/2020

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Has a CIWS system ever shot down a missile in combat?

Has any Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) successfully intercepted and shot down a missile in combat? Surely they have had the chance to, for example Phalanx systems were deployed to Iraq...

Asked on 12/21/2020

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When is Samonios in comparison to the Gregorian calendar?

I am researching and comparing ancient calendars, and am currently working on the Celtic calendar right now. In my research, I have found sites, specifically Wikipedia, claiming...

Asked on 12/19/2020

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What is known about the Ubaid lizard-people figurines?

I find the Ubaid lizard-people figurines visually captivating. But for obvious reasons it's difficult to search for information about them online without wading chest deep through pages...

Asked on 12/19/2020

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