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[Africa] What was Sub-Saharan slavery like? (1600- West Africa, if that needs to be more specific.) Who were the slave traders who sold slaves to the Americas?	52
[Other] Were the Mongols as exceptional as a certain video series would have us believe?	51
[Africa] Does Africa have more "lost cities" (mythological or historical) than other continents? If so, why?	51
In the event of nuclear war, what percentage of bombs and missiles, respectively, was expected to malfunction?	51
The US sent aircraft carriers to the Mediterranean in the 50s to defend Europe against the USSR - what kind of attack did the US expect and what was their plan to defend Europe? Was the sea only significant as a place the US aircraft could take off from or were there possible targets in the region?	49
Was England unusually cruel to or exploitative of Ireland? If so, why? If not, why do I hear more about it (in America) than England's transgressions elsewhere?	47
Was Soviet rocketry ever more capable than US rocketry? If so, what made it so? Tangential: When did it become common knowledge that many of the top US rocket scientists were German expats?	44
[Frontier] What's the current consensus (if there is one) on the Cossacks's origin? How did their special relationship with the Tsar begin and how effective were they as a peacetime border guard?	44
[Sex] How widespread was pederasty in Ancient Greece (and Rome?)? How did pederasty, as a social institution, begin? How did these relationships affect the larger lives of the individuals?	41
[Home] How and when did owning a home become a common aspiration? How and when did it become seen as a sound investment?	40

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