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During the Renaissance, Iranian lesbians sent messages in a secret language using spices? What!?!

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What was it like being a paleontologist in the USSR?

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Were shuriken ever actually used in a military context?

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I'm a woman in a small town in the United States at the end of the 19th century. How may articles of clothing do I own?

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Ali Talib, one of the original Caliphs, was assassinated with a poisoned sword. What poisons were available in that area and period?

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What role did alternative spiritualities have in the early LGBT movement?

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Ali the Caliph was assassinate with a poisoned sword. What poisons were available at the time?

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I know Leopold II committed atrocities in the Congo Free State to collect rubber, but where did the demand for rubber come from?

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What were gun laws like in the American Old West?

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[Meta] As a historian, what's the most exciting document you've ever discovered?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
During the Renaissance, Iranian lesbians sent messages in a secret language using spices? What!?!	4
What was it like being a paleontologist in the USSR?	4
Were shuriken ever actually used in a military context?	4
I'm a woman in a small town in the United States at the end of the 19th century. How may articles of clothing do I own?	4
Ali Talib, one of the original Caliphs, was assassinated with a poisoned sword. What poisons were available in that area and period?	3
What role did alternative spiritualities have in the early LGBT movement?	3
Ali the Caliph was assassinate with a poisoned sword. What poisons were available at the time?	3
I know Leopold II committed atrocities in the Congo Free State to collect rubber, but where did the demand for rubber come from?	3
What were gun laws like in the American Old West?	3
[Meta] As a historian, what's the most exciting document you've ever discovered?	2