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In states with medical marijuana laws, many people get a doctor's prescription for weed without having any real medical condition. Considering the medical exemption to Prohibition, how widespread were similar practices during the Prohibition era?

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How, when, and where did the "royal wave" develop?

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The 50,000 civilians killed in the American Civil war-- in general, who were they (race, age, gender, location, etc)? How did they die?

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Why was Hatikvah, now the Israeli national anthem, set to a minor key? It seems fitting post-holocaust, but wikipedia says it was done in 1888. What did the Zionist movement think about that?

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How do you understand and account for historical contingency?

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When did bright lights and loud music become a part of "enhanced interrogation"?

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What's the history of pronunciamientos and are there any institutional reasons why they were common in Latin America/Iberia?

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From 1945-1989 was an average East German richer than an average Russian? Did this annoy the Russians and did they do anything to correct it?

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Primary sources on British political/military/diplomatic thinking in post-WWII conflicts?

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Why did foreign governments respect letters of marque for privateers? Wouldn't treating them as pirates have acted as deterrence?

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In states with medical marijuana laws, many people get a doctor's prescription for weed without having any real medical condition. Considering the medical exemption to Prohibition, how widespread were similar practices during the Prohibition era?	5	AskHistorians
How, when, and where did the "royal wave" develop?	5	AskHistorians
The 50,000 civilians killed in the American Civil war-- in general, who were they (race, age, gender, location, etc)? How did they die?	5	AskHistorians
Why was Hatikvah, now the Israeli national anthem, set to a minor key? It seems fitting post-holocaust, but wikipedia says it was done in 1888. What did the Zionist movement think about that?	4	AskHistorians
How do you understand and account for historical contingency?	4	AskHistorians
When did bright lights and loud music become a part of "enhanced interrogation"?	4	AskHistorians
What's the history of pronunciamientos and are there any institutional reasons why they were common in Latin America/Iberia?	4	AskHistorians
From 1945-1989 was an average East German richer than an average Russian? Did this annoy the Russians and did they do anything to correct it?	4	AskHistorians
Primary sources on British political/military/diplomatic thinking in post-WWII conflicts?	4	AskHistorians
Why did foreign governments respect letters of marque for privateers? Wouldn't treating them as pirates have acted as deterrence?	3	AskHistorians