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How and why did the Malay world (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei) convert to Islam?

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Before the Western Roman Empire fell, did any Romans predict that it would? If so, how were they received by their contemporaries?

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[NSFW] I've heard rumours that famous children's authors, like J. M. Barrie and Lewis Carroll, were pedophiles. Is there any truth to these rumours? NSFW

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Did King Alfred really burn the cake? If not, what's the origin of this myth?

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Why is the Missouri part of Kansas City so much larger than the part of the city that's actually in Kansas?

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How did dresses come to prominence as women's attire? Why did western cultures gender dresses as for women and not for men?

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How did Ottoman sultans deal with the emotional costs of killing their brothers? I don't get along with my brothers all the time, but I'd be devastated if I had to kill them.

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How did medieval bandits actually work?

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Paintings of people from the 1600s and 1700s often depict them with giant powdered wigs. How did they come into fashion, how did they fall out of fashion and why do judges still stereotypically wear big powdered wigs?

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Was the number eight ever written as "IIX"? When did Roman numerals become as formalised as they are now with only one combination of symbols possible for each number (except for 4 written as IIII on watches), and why did this occur?

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How and why did the Malay world (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei) convert to Islam?	16
Before the Western Roman Empire fell, did any Romans predict that it would? If so, how were they received by their contemporaries?	13
[NSFW] I've heard rumours that famous children's authors, like J. M. Barrie and Lewis Carroll, were pedophiles. Is there any truth to these rumours? NSFW	13
Did King Alfred really burn the cake? If not, what's the origin of this myth?	13
Why is the Missouri part of Kansas City so much larger than the part of the city that's actually in Kansas?	11
How did dresses come to prominence as women's attire? Why did western cultures gender dresses as for women and not for men?	10
How did Ottoman sultans deal with the emotional costs of killing their brothers? I don't get along with my brothers all the time, but I'd be devastated if I had to kill them.	9
How did medieval bandits actually work?	9
Paintings of people from the 1600s and 1700s often depict them with giant powdered wigs. How did they come into fashion, how did they fall out of fashion and why do judges still stereotypically wear big powdered wigs?	8
Was the number eight ever written as "IIX"? When did Roman numerals become as formalised as they are now with only one combination of symbols possible for each number (except for 4 written as IIII on watches), and why did this occur?	8