/u/ArmandoAlvarezWF's posts
Could someone discuss the details of female roles in Elizabethan theater and the transition to women playing women?
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Do we know if there were any changes in ancient Greek cuisine in the centuries after the death of Alexander the Great that resulted from his conquests?
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There's a common convention that you shouldn't use contractions in formal writing in English. How far back does it go? Why did it develop?
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Why do Spanish-based Creole languages seem to have so few speakers compared to English and French-based Creole languages?
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Why was the loyalty oath to the British Crown so important to the British negotiators of the Anglo-Irish Treaty? Why were they willing to fight on rather than allow Ireland to become a republic?
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Flipping through the radio today, my local classic rock station played "Indian Reservation" and said it was a #1 hit for Paul Revere and the Raiders. How was the song received by the Cherokee community?
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Slave marriages in the Americas: I think I remember reading that marriages between two slaves were recognized in Catholic countries but not in Protestant countries. Is this true?
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In parts of the world where malaria used to be endemic and has since been eliminated, was the local mosquito population destroyed for a period of time during malaria elimination?
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The Wikipedia article on King Kamehameha II of Hawaii says he began to break the existing kapu (taboo) system and destroy the temples six months BEFORE Christian missionaries arrived in Hawaii. Why did he do that?
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