I made a previous post about this but I accidentally typed Lend Lease instead. Under Cash and Carry, country had to purchase equipment with cash and use their own ships to transport it. Obviously this was aimed at helping the British and French, but what stopped the Japanese from also purchasing American arms, since they had the naval means of transporting their equipment?

It seems so ambiguous. I've heard it referenced for education, entrepreneurship, and other things.

Since the water a thousand years ago was likely to give you typhoid along with other things, they drank beer and wine. But since alcohol dehydrates you, were they just poorly hydrated all the time?

I read a Wikipedia article about a German delicatessen that imported (then-)exotic fruits such as bananas, mangoes, and plums from places like the tropics and China,. This was in the year 1700, so the fruits were obtained almost certainly via shipping. My intuition regarding pre-modern shipping and preservation of perishable goods tells me that importing these fruits in their original fresh state aboard a seafaring ship seems highly improbable if not impossible, so I think that they must have dried them somehow, and the deli was basically serving fruit jerky.

But what if those lucky, extremely rich German patrons of the deli actually got to taste those fruits in their original, juicy forms? Was this possible in the year 1700 (or perhaps even earlier)? How could it have been done?

Needless to say, this question applies to many other forms of perishables as well, such as vegetables.

Today, we refer to the Eastern Roman Empire that survived in Constantinople until 1453 as the Byzantine Empire. However, we know that this is a term created after they had gone, and they referred to themselves as Roman, and the Roman Empire. But what did the rest of Europe call them? Especially in light of the Holy Roman Empire, and the disagreements the Pope in Rome had with the Byzantine Empire, what name did they have for the Greek, Orthodox state?

Were pets allowed, or even if not expressly permitted, tolerated?

Did attitudes vary based on the theater, commanding officers, or even ship types? Were there any pets in submarines?

Hi everyone,

I was reading some Wikipedia articles about European French and English medieval queens who were often born in other, often not so geographically close, countries (e.x. the modern Czech Republic or in Kievan Rus) to the local rulers/kings and got a question.

After a future queen/princess was shipped off to another country, did they ever see their parents (who were rulers) again? Because traveling would take a much longer time than it would today and I suppose high nobility could not afford to *waste time* to visit relatives. Or could they?

Thank you!

PS. English is not my first language, so I hope I expressed myself clearly enough :)

I was talking about my grandfather with my dad lately and he told me his dad got the EKII in WW2. But he is not sure for what action he got it. He thinks for shooting down some tanks with the panzerfaust. For context my granddad was drafted into the 10th SS Panzerdivision "Frundsberg" in the second half of 1944. He was 18 years old. Apparently he never talked much about his experiences in war. So what did a average german soldier have to do to get the EKII? Is the "he shot down some tanks" realistic?

Edit: He served as a Panzergrenadier. He wasnt operating any tank.

Thought this was interesting - usually there is SOMETHING on the internet for any given topic, but I can't find a thing after googling, checking ebay, etc. What company made these? When were they discontinued? Were they discontinued due to danger or something, or just because they didn't sell well enough?

Game came out in 1996 so this should be in compliance with the 20-year rule.

Oh, and, the answer to the question on the card is, predictably, "the wick" :)

Is there any chance this is meant as a Copyright Trap? That would be cool!

Additional questions:

-Has world domination always meant global domination? Or was conquering the known world good enough, even though there were definitely still people out there?

-In general, was "taking over the world" considered villainous at all in the ancient world?

-Is there a civilization that you believe has come the closest to world domination?

Looking for something that starts with the River Valley Civilizations and moves through most major civilizations that analyzes the economic traditions throughout history. Even better would be if it covered pre-Columbian America as well (buy my hopes for that aren't too high). As a side note I am also looking for a similar book that covers philosophical thought and its impact on the world. Would like to get a different view of history beyond just "here is a major guy from history and he did these important things." Thanks in advance!

I'm waiting to borrow an HD scanner from a friend but in the meantime is there anyone I should contact who may be interested in them? They've lived in an attic for more than a decade and I don't have the digital restoration skills necessary to do them justice.