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In Downton Abbey (1922), a character gets an abortion illegally in London. It was advertised in a magazine. How would illegal operations have been advertised, and at the same time hidden from authorities?

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Did the oral tradition of the Iliad and the Odyssey provide accurate descriptions of objects that were not contemporary to the poets/audience?

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Was any highly admired peasant ever bestowed with a higher class in the medeival period?

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What did Mrs. Bram Stoker think of Bela Lugosi's 1931 Dracula?

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Did people really find Dracula scary?

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Who was the first fictional character to do a crossover with another author's character? Did Sherlock Holmes and Poirot ever have an official novel, or Philip Marlowe and Arsène Lupin?

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Are there any historical accounts of people experiencing sleep paralysis? What did they see?

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In the Haggadah Used during Passover, Pharoah is described as having Arch Mages. What abilities were they described as having?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Downton Abbey (1922), a character gets an abortion illegally in London. It was advertised in a magazine. How would illegal operations have been advertised, and at the same time hidden from authorities?	159
Did the oral tradition of the Iliad and the Odyssey provide accurate descriptions of objects that were not contemporary to the poets/audience?	43
Was any highly admired peasant ever bestowed with a higher class in the medeival period?	15
What did Mrs. Bram Stoker think of Bela Lugosi's 1931 Dracula?	11
Did people really find Dracula scary?	3
Who was the first fictional character to do a crossover with another author's character? Did Sherlock Holmes and Poirot ever have an official novel, or Philip Marlowe and Arsène Lupin?	1
Are there any historical accounts of people experiencing sleep paralysis? What did they see?	1
In the Haggadah Used during Passover, Pharoah is described as having Arch Mages. What abilities were they described as having?	1