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What are some good resources on Age of Sail piracy outside of the Caribbean?

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I can listen to recordings of Franklin Roosevelt's "fireside chat" radio broadcasts if I want to. Who made the original recordings of those broadcasts, why did they do so, and what format did they use?

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When and how did the Mona Lisa come to be considered representative of high art?

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What do historians think about Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard's book Black Samurai?

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When and how did the hour and minute come to be commonly used and understood units of time?

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What are good sources for the history of fan communities?

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How common was it for French colonial officials to know the languages of colonized peoples? How would they learn those languages?

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I'm an illiterate peasant in Europe living before the printing press and I've just heard some news that even someone as lowly as me needs to know. What sort of news am I hearing, who told me about it, and how much time has passed between the event happening and my learning of it?

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How did puns get the bad reputation they have in the English-speaking world?

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When did the practice of fan mail begin and what factors enabled it to develop?

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What are some good resources on Age of Sail piracy outside of the Caribbean?	4
I can listen to recordings of Franklin Roosevelt's "fireside chat" radio broadcasts if I want to. Who made the original recordings of those broadcasts, why did they do so, and what format did they use?	3
When and how did the Mona Lisa come to be considered representative of high art?	2
What do historians think about Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard's book Black Samurai?	2
When and how did the hour and minute come to be commonly used and understood units of time?	2
What are good sources for the history of fan communities?	2
How common was it for French colonial officials to know the languages of colonized peoples? How would they learn those languages?	2
I'm an illiterate peasant in Europe living before the printing press and I've just heard some news that even someone as lowly as me needs to know. What sort of news am I hearing, who told me about it, and how much time has passed between the event happening and my learning of it?	2
How did puns get the bad reputation they have in the English-speaking world?	2
When did the practice of fan mail begin and what factors enabled it to develop?	1