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Were braces to fix imperfect but functional teeth ever stigmatized the way that, e.g., rhinoplasties and hair transplants have been in more recent times? (fourth attempt)	1
Is there any merit to the claim that white Southerners switched to the Republican party more because of increased affluence than because of racial issues? Why or why not?	1
How were historic places of worship used in the Soviet Union? Given the USSR's officially atheistic stance, were many old churches and mosques just left to fall into ruin?	1
The notorious, now defunct early shock site Rotten.com claimed, without citing any sources, that Lord Byron lost his virginity at age nine with his family nurse. What evidence is there that this actually happened and what are the details? (Obviously NSFW) NSFW	1
The 1988 Mexican presidential election is almost universally seen as fraudulent (and even Miguel de la Madrid, who was president when it occurred, has claimed such). Do we have a rough idea of what the real vote breakdown looked like?	1
Was there mafia activity in Ohio (specifically in and around Cleveland and Akron) during the first half of the 20th century?	1
Why are many formerly Spanish-ruled Latin American countries notably corrupt while Spain itself (at least post-Franco) doesn't seem significantly different from its Western European neighbors in terms of corruption? (attempting for the fifth time)	1
Did Mexico ever seem at all likely to become communist?	1
Questions here have already been asked about pornography in the Soviet Union. Was there porno in Nazi Germany, licit or otherwise? If so, what was the nature of it?	1
Was history taught at universities before von Ranke? I was taught that history as an academic discipline began with him, yet I recall once reading a mention in passing of a history professor in 18th-c. Scotland (whose name sadly escapes me). What's the deal here?	1

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