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I am a medieval peasant boys in my teenage years and I start feeling attracted to other boys/men. What, if any, is my perception of homosexuality and how could I deal with it?

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How did contact with Meso-American cultures affect Spanish fashion?

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In Jules Verne‘s Around the World in 80 Days the character of Mr. Fix says: "All that passports do is inconvenience law-abiding citizens and enable crooks to get away." (Chapter 7) Was that a common sentiment at the time?

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"Nuking Hirsohima and Nagasaki was the right thing because a land invasion would have brought even higher casualties." How much truth is there to this defense of the use of nuclear weapons in ww2?

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Was there ever a wild west era in Australia?

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What were Mayan weddings and marriages like pre-European contact?

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Why do the French speak a Romance language?

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When and where did people first start doing sports?

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Why did the Bretton Woods System fail/end?

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I am a medieval peasant boys in my teenage years and I start feeling attracted to other boys/men. What, if any, is my perception of homosexuality and how could I deal with it?	3533
How did contact with Meso-American cultures affect Spanish fashion?	68
In Jules Verne‘s Around the World in 80 Days the character of Mr. Fix says: "All that passports do is inconvenience law-abiding citizens and enable crooks to get away." (Chapter 7) Was that a common sentiment at the time?	47
"Nuking Hirsohima and Nagasaki was the right thing because a land invasion would have brought even higher casualties." How much truth is there to this defense of the use of nuclear weapons in ww2?	12
Was there ever a wild west era in Australia?	12
What were Mayan weddings and marriages like pre-European contact?	1
Why do the French speak a Romance language?	1
When and where did people first start doing sports?	1
Why did the Bretton Woods System fail/end?	1