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The trio of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are often called the most influential Ancient Greek philosophers. Were they considered as important during Antiquity as they are right now?	9
Death of English playwright Peter Anthony Motteux in 1718 was one of the first recorded instances of autoerotic asphyxiation. For how long it was known that oxygen deprivation leads to sexual arousal? Do we have any evidence that (auto)erotic asphyxiation was practiced in the Roman era?	9
How was skateboarding perceived by the general public in 50-s and 60s? Was it considered a moral hazard?	9
Starting with the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the majority of long-lived Chinese dynasties lasted for three centuries. Is it a coincidence? Are there commonalities in the life cycles of those states that explains it?	9
The Herero and Hama genocide is often called the first genocide of the 20th century. Was the German extermination campaign unprecedented (outside of the Congo Free State) by this point in a colonial Africa? Why did Germany resort to such drastic measures to suppress revolts?	8
What protection did cuirasses offer to cuirassiers during the WW1? When cuirasses became obsolete?	8
For the most of recorded history, the Chinese population rarely exceeded 145 million, but during the Qing dynasty, the population skyrocketed to 430 million by 1850. How this population explosion changed Chinese society? Have it introduced never unheard before social problems?	8
When was the negative health impact of excess weight discovered? Was it known during antiquity?	8
In 1246, the Emirate of Granada allied itself with the Crown of Castile, becoming an in and out tributary state until its eventual conquest in 1491. Why did the Emirate do it? How important were Granadian gold payments for the Castilian treasure?	8
Why did China fragment into multiple states after the Revolution of 1911? Why there was no multiple-sided protracted civil war similar to the Russian Civil War?	8

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