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The AskHistorians Book Club - Call for Submissions

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What is the history behind the line "home of the brave" in the US national anthem? Does it refer to Native Americans?

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After the Conquest of Tenochtitlan in 1521 and before Alonso de Molina finished his Nahuatl dictionary in 1571, how much opportunity did Mexica and other Nahuatl speaking groups have to travel or serve on large ships enough to produce a cacophony of words to be included in Molina's dictionary?

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Why did the accordion become associated with stereotypical French cafe music?

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When did serving cakes at weddings become the norm and why?

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Why did the Patriarch of Antioch fight to incorporate the Church of Cyprus into his control?

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Do nobility in Mesoamerica show evidence of genetic defects from interbreeding among each other like European royalty do?

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What do we know about Mesoamerican bathroom habits?

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Why is Latin associated with summoning demons? How did people explain why the world not crawling with demons when Latin was a commonly spoken language? Or did they think demons were pervasive during the Roman Empire?

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Why did murphy beds go out of style?

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The AskHistorians Book Club - Call for Submissions	21
What is the history behind the line "home of the brave" in the US national anthem? Does it refer to Native Americans?	20
After the Conquest of Tenochtitlan in 1521 and before Alonso de Molina finished his Nahuatl dictionary in 1571, how much opportunity did Mexica and other Nahuatl speaking groups have to travel or serve on large ships enough to produce a cacophony of words to be included in Molina's dictionary?	20
Why did the accordion become associated with stereotypical French cafe music?	19
When did serving cakes at weddings become the norm and why?	19
Why did the Patriarch of Antioch fight to incorporate the Church of Cyprus into his control?	19
Do nobility in Mesoamerica show evidence of genetic defects from interbreeding among each other like European royalty do?	18
What do we know about Mesoamerican bathroom habits?	17
Why is Latin associated with summoning demons? How did people explain why the world not crawling with demons when Latin was a commonly spoken language? Or did they think demons were pervasive during the Roman Empire?	17
Why did murphy beds go out of style?	17