I have a small wood shop and make various tables/frames and other wood related items. A common tool I use is a plunge router which is an electric device which spins a router bit to make interesting edges, curves, and inlays in wood. A particular router bit, which I always found interesting, is c...

There is a lot of information on the internet regarding the process by which rings are made today using modern tools. What techniques were used before the 17th century to do it?

I am a member of a reenactment group in Romania, and we mostly do roman, dacian tribes and other barbarian tribes (allies of dacians). Some other members including myself want to form a band, and be as historically accurate as possible. So what kind of musical instruments were used back then? ...

How Empirically and historically accurate is Gulag archipelago, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?

Recently, I was working on a project concerning the Cold War, and cultural themes throughout the period. I mentioned in my report that popular culture often took part in shaping the conflict during the Cold War, whether it be media coverage of the Fischer v. Spassky chess match or the Rocky films...

Appology: I'm sorry if this question comes too early. I understand that the events in this question are very recent and many still suffer the consequences. A weird mixture of admiration, respect, sadness and grief crosses me while typing these lines. Background: In 2018, Sweden sent out a leafle...

I am writing a story in a medieval world of fantasy, and today a little girl is trapped next to her brother in a hole. The girl has to go to the bathroom, but I do not know how to be someone that age and at that time I would tell a rescuer that she needs to go to the bathroom. Is there any diff...