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John Dallman

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How are GURPS rules interpreted?

gurps-4e gurps asked Jan 9 '18 at 20:33

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Was Italian production after August 1944 significant in the German war effort?

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Which Allied forces held the French-Italian border from Operation Dragoon to the end of WWII in Europe?

world-war-two france italy alps asked Jan 14 '17 at 21:15

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Where did Operation Bogart take place?

world-war-two united-kingdom asked Apr 1 '18 at 20:51

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How could a theatre be heated in 1808 Vienna?

austria asked Dec 21 '18 at 20:46

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When was it understood that a male haemophilia sufferer can't pass it on to his sons?

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Why didn't the US and USSR jam each other's early-warning radar?

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How to tell a clone apart?

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How was it back then in 1984, when the Apple II had color, and the new Macintosh didn't?

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Back in the late 1980s, how was commercial software for 8-bit home computers developed?

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How did the USSR manage to innovate in an environment characterized by government censorship and high bureaucracy?

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How can humans coexist with an intelligent carnivorous species?

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Was WW1 generally foreseen?

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Why did the USA invade Okinawa instead of one of the many other islands in southern Japan

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How can I order eggs “over hard” in the UK?

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How did pilots know when to release bombs on airplanes during World War2?

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Could we reach the earth's core using today's nuclear arsenal?

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Was there ever an official “win condition” in early D&D editions?

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How would someone hide an asteroid in the void of space so only they could find it?

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Why was World War I ended on Nov 11 11:00, rather than immediately upon signing the armistice?

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How will losing mobility of one hand affect my career as a programmer?

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My star will explode as a supernova. What can I do in order to ensure that my planet survives that?

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Are the pyramids too old?

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Humanity after 100 million years?

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How can I develop my character's background when I know nothing of the game's lore and want to avoid spoilers?

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States calling themselves a dictatorship

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Why was Harry Truman chosen to be Vice President in 1944?

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How to protect shops in the medieval era against thievery?

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Who is the woman in this United States military propaganda image representing?

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Why did the UK trigger Article 50 before having a negotiation position?

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Can a robotic army really defeat humanity?

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How can we kill Demogorgon with a single fireball in 1st ed. AD&D?

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How would they learn astronomy, those who don't see the stars?

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Can we be game master as a couple?

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Why did the ZX Spectrum use an internal speaker?

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When did rolling a natural 20 on the d20 become a “critical success” in the history of Dungeons & Dragons?

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