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If the American Civil War was about slavery, how did the slave-owning aristocracy convince lower-class men to join them in a war?

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Why were entertainers looked down on in Ancient Rome?

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Was the fall of the Western Roman Empire considered a monumental event at the time, or was the decay so gradual that no one really cared when the final blow was struck?

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The wild west: Why are cowboys stereotyped as being gunfighters, to the point of the word basically meaning the same thing in people's minds?

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"Enough [insert substance] to kill a horse" is a common description, but is there a substance that humans can tolerate better than horses?

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When and why did it become expected that men not show emotion?

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During the Cold War, were there ever any generals or politicians, on either side of the divide, who WANTED a nuclear exchange?

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"Alternate historian" types have claimed that there is doubt about the true age, construction and purpose of the pyramids of Egypt. Is there ANY truth to this?

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What did a movie/show present as being funny, but made you very uneasy?

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The English Civil War: To the average soldier fighting for either the Royalists or Parliamentarians, what was their motivation for fighting? Did they care strongly about how the country was governed?

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If the American Civil War was about slavery, how did the slave-owning aristocracy convince lower-class men to join them in a war?	3	AskHistorians
Why were entertainers looked down on in Ancient Rome?	3	AskHistorians
Was the fall of the Western Roman Empire considered a monumental event at the time, or was the decay so gradual that no one really cared when the final blow was struck?	3	AskHistorians
The wild west: Why are cowboys stereotyped as being gunfighters, to the point of the word basically meaning the same thing in people's minds?	3	AskHistorians
"Enough [insert substance] to kill a horse" is a common description, but is there a substance that humans can tolerate better than horses?	3	NoStupidQuestions
When and why did it become expected that men not show emotion?	3	AskHistorians
During the Cold War, were there ever any generals or politicians, on either side of the divide, who WANTED a nuclear exchange?	3	AskHistorians
"Alternate historian" types have claimed that there is doubt about the true age, construction and purpose of the pyramids of Egypt. Is there ANY truth to this?	3	AskHistorians
What did a movie/show present as being funny, but made you very uneasy?	3	AskReddit
The English Civil War: To the average soldier fighting for either the Royalists or Parliamentarians, what was their motivation for fighting? Did they care strongly about how the country was governed?	3	AskHistorians