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What happened with African slaves in the United States after they became old and physically unable to do manual labor?
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It is often said that in the Watergate scandal, the cover-up was worse than the underlying crime (assuming that Nixon did order or was aware of the break-in). Is this true? Do historians believe that Nixon would have remained president if he had just admitted to his awareness of the break-in plot?
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AMA REQUEST with a twist: One or more credentialed climate change/global warming experts who will answer all of the questions that skeptics ask. Questioners can identify themselves as either actual skeptics or non-skeptics who have questions that a skeptic might ask. Civility would be essential.
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While watching Django Unchained, which I realize is not meant to have strict historical accuracy, I wondered: would there have been people back in the mid-19th century who would have said fuck and shit a lot?
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In what fundamental ways does the Eastern (Asian-centric) view of US history differ from the US-centric view of US history?
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Is there an emerging consensus among historians of the impact -- generally positive or negative -- of Ronald Reagan's presidency?
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I've heard it said that your ears, nose, and head continue to grow throughout your life. Do they all grow at the same approximate rate across all people? It seems like some people's features become bigger relative to others.
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While watching Django Unchained--which I realize is not meant to have strict historical accuracy--I wondered: would there have been people back in the mid-19th century who would have frequently used swear words like the "f-word" and the "s-word?" [Re-submission with censored title] NSFW
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Although I know there have been solar-powered cars that researchers have built to travel at relatively high speeds, they have never become viable as a form of transportation for the general public. Why not?
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