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"I have to wash my hair" was a popular excuse to get out of a date in the mid twentieth century (at least according to popular culture). Did women wash their hair in a way that would require an extensive amount of time?

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I've seen a few references to the Greeks regularly drinking diluted wine. Is this similar to modern wine with water added or did they drink a different type of wine?

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Did people throughout history know that smoking/chewing tobbaco was bad for them?

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What movies or television shows are the most accurate for the event, period, or person they cover?

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"I have to wash my hair" was a popular excuse to get out of a date in the mid twentieth century (at least according to popular culture). Did women wash their hair in a way that would require an extensive amount of time?	2181
I've seen a few references to the Greeks regularly drinking diluted wine. Is this similar to modern wine with water added or did they drink a different type of wine?	323
Did people throughout history know that smoking/chewing tobbaco was bad for them?	7
What movies or television shows are the most accurate for the event, period, or person they cover?	0