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Where did HP Lovecraft come up with the idea of Cthulhu? It doesn't look like anything in ancient Greek or Roman mythology so did he have another origin for it?

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In James Clavell's Shogun, there is a scene where a 'woman of pleasure' shows the protagonist sex toys including cock rings, dildoes and anal beads. In reality, were sex toys prevalent in seventeenth-century Japan?

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AskHistorians is now on Facebook, showcasing excellent (and eminently sharable) answers from this community!

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My bag of chips claims that purple potatoes were exclusively reserved for Incan kings. Is that true?

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I have always seen the Cossacks as a symbol of Russia, but between 1917 and 1933 the Soviet government followed a policy of "eliminate, exterminate, and deport" the Cossacks. Why did this happen? What would it have been like to be a Cossack at this time?

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Is anything in this 'wiccan' meme/comic abput the pagan origins or Christmas symbolism accurate?

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How were lesbian and gay people treated in the Aztec or Incan empires?

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Do we have any accounts from women or children on what it was like when a besieged city fell and how it affected their lives?

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What would it have been like to grow up as a girl in the Aztec Empire pre-colonialism?

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Historically speaking, is North Korea different from South Korea? Did they have separate cultures or religions or colonial overlords before the Korean War?

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Where did HP Lovecraft come up with the idea of Cthulhu? It doesn't look like anything in ancient Greek or Roman mythology so did he have another origin for it?	5916
In James Clavell's Shogun, there is a scene where a 'woman of pleasure' shows the protagonist sex toys including cock rings, dildoes and anal beads. In reality, were sex toys prevalent in seventeenth-century Japan?	2709
AskHistorians is now on Facebook, showcasing excellent (and eminently sharable) answers from this community!	1996
My bag of chips claims that purple potatoes were exclusively reserved for Incan kings. Is that true?	1678
I have always seen the Cossacks as a symbol of Russia, but between 1917 and 1933 the Soviet government followed a policy of "eliminate, exterminate, and deport" the Cossacks. Why did this happen? What would it have been like to be a Cossack at this time?	1550
Is anything in this 'wiccan' meme/comic abput the pagan origins or Christmas symbolism accurate?	1519
How were lesbian and gay people treated in the Aztec or Incan empires?	1394
Do we have any accounts from women or children on what it was like when a besieged city fell and how it affected their lives?	885
What would it have been like to grow up as a girl in the Aztec Empire pre-colonialism?	676
Historically speaking, is North Korea different from South Korea? Did they have separate cultures or religions or colonial overlords before the Korean War?	626