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Is there any good evidence that age related diseases were less common or less severe (among those who reached old age) in the 17-19th centuries than they were in the 20th?

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What are the histories of the terms "American Indian," "Native American," "Indigenous Nations," and "First Peoples?

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I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the timelessness of "Kids these days" complaints. But how far back do the equivalents of "think pieces" about the meaningless of "modern" life go?

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To what extent was the killing of Latasha Harlins and sentencing of her killer a motivator/catalyst for the 1992 L.A. Riots?

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How and why did Sweden and Finland stay neutral during the Cold War? Why did Norway and Denmark join NATO?

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[Agriculture and Farming] How and when did the Great Plains recover from the Dust Bowl and what was the effect of the Dust Bowl on use of the Mississippi river network for shipping/transit?

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[Hunting and Fishing] In colonial North America, were Native Americans broadly more resourceful with animal remains than the colonists? If not, were does the reputation for using "all of the animal" come from?

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People like to discuss Polynesian navigation... but how on Earth (pardon the pun) did they discover new islands/atolls/whatever in the first place?

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What sorts of sex scandals did Quakers have?

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How much is known about the functioning of the Spartan diarchy? Do we know its origin?

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Is there any good evidence that age related diseases were less common or less severe (among those who reached old age) in the 17-19th centuries than they were in the 20th?	4
What are the histories of the terms "American Indian," "Native American," "Indigenous Nations," and "First Peoples?	4
I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the timelessness of "Kids these days" complaints. But how far back do the equivalents of "think pieces" about the meaningless of "modern" life go?	4
To what extent was the killing of Latasha Harlins and sentencing of her killer a motivator/catalyst for the 1992 L.A. Riots?	4
How and why did Sweden and Finland stay neutral during the Cold War? Why did Norway and Denmark join NATO?	4
[Agriculture and Farming] How and when did the Great Plains recover from the Dust Bowl and what was the effect of the Dust Bowl on use of the Mississippi river network for shipping/transit?	4
[Hunting and Fishing] In colonial North America, were Native Americans broadly more resourceful with animal remains than the colonists? If not, were does the reputation for using "all of the animal" come from?	4
People like to discuss Polynesian navigation... but how on Earth (pardon the pun) did they discover new islands/atolls/whatever in the first place?	4
What sorts of sex scandals did Quakers have?	4
How much is known about the functioning of the Spartan diarchy? Do we know its origin?	4