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Did the mandingo/slave fighting depicted in Django Unchained actually happened?

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Who are the best suspects for Jack the Ripper?

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I've seen lists of purported IQs of US Presidents. Is it actually possible to estimate the IQ of a historical figure? What is the process for doing this?

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Throughout history, various disenfranchised social and ethnic groups have made attempts to militarize themselves. Have women as a social group ever made a serious attempt at militarization? Has there ever been a militant women's group?

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As early European colonists came back from the Americas with various leaves, why did tobacco leaves become popular and mainstream whereas other plants did not?

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In your area of study, how would people curse/swear?

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Why did the Japanese stop wearing kimonos?

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How did food packaging sizes become so standardized?

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Besides tobacco, did allied soldiers do any drugs during WWII?

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Were there ever major temperance movements in the ancient world?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the mandingo/slave fighting depicted in Django Unchained actually happened?	683
Who are the best suspects for Jack the Ripper?	61
I've seen lists of purported IQs of US Presidents. Is it actually possible to estimate the IQ of a historical figure? What is the process for doing this?	57
Throughout history, various disenfranchised social and ethnic groups have made attempts to militarize themselves. Have women as a social group ever made a serious attempt at militarization? Has there ever been a militant women's group?	48
As early European colonists came back from the Americas with various leaves, why did tobacco leaves become popular and mainstream whereas other plants did not?	14
In your area of study, how would people curse/swear?	14
Why did the Japanese stop wearing kimonos?	7
How did food packaging sizes become so standardized?	4
Besides tobacco, did allied soldiers do any drugs during WWII?	4
Were there ever major temperance movements in the ancient world?	3