My father and I were talking and we were wondering what the italians would have ate before tomatoes, as it seems to be in almost all of their dishes. I know it's kind of a dumb question, but I am curious. Thank you

*any theories, not in theories

George Washington, leader in the American Revolution and the United States' first President, is a very pivotal figure in American History. James Wolfe, the British General who would capture Quebec City from the French, is a very pivotal figure in Canadian History. Both men were high ranking leaders in the French and Indian War. Did the two men ever meet?

Does anyone know of any literature set in this historical context with children as protagonists? Looking for representations of both urban and rural life of the average child. Thanks!

Title correction: customarily expected of patrons in America

Ive heard that people born in the past 100 or so years are taller than people born before then because of better nutrition. So if the royals were presumably better fed than their subjects for generations, would they have been noticeably bigger?

I am currently reading about Operation Phoenix during vietnam and couldnt find anything about whether this was the first program of that type in American History. Also any information or resources on target killings would be very helpful. Thank you!

I understand that there were economic influences behind Belgian independence, but it seems weird to me that, given the societal trends of the time, the Flemish would have preferred to share their future with the Walloons, rather than with the Dutch. I'm not enormously familiar with the way different cultures interact in that part of the world, but the way I see it, to give a contemporary analogy, it would be like Northumbrians deciding to join the Scottish independence movement, or West Papuans declaring allegiance to Timor-Leste.

I am just wondering, I understand that Christianity was sort of fused with paganism so that the public would accept it. And I am curious to know if Greek mythology/religion influence us today?

We learned this story in high school (the 80s) and I would like read the details again.

This is not a facetious question - I've been curious about this, but all the sources I've found have been speculative.

Before the modern game controller, if you had directional controls, they were on the right hand side. On my old typewriter, the 'backspace' key was in the bottom right hand corner. The equivalent 'action' button - the line feed/carriage return lever - was on the left hand side. On the Apple II, the arrow keys were in the bottom right - as were the two arrow keys of the Commodore PET. Video games followed suit - the venerable Atari 2600 controller had the joystick in your right hand, and your left hand working the fire button.

Then, the NES control pad came out. Nintendo patented the design of the DPad and the controller in general, but that didn't stop Sega from copying it in the Master System.

When we had been 'trained' to control movement with our right/dominant hands, who made the decision to put the movement controls on the left hand side, and what were the reasons for it?

If possible, please be specific to different areas where paintings were found and what was available there. Thanks!