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Given strong Mongol taboos around blood and the body, what was battlefield medical care like for Genghis Kahn and his successors

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Are there any foods (wild foods, crops, animal products) from past civilizations that have totally disappeared today? Why?

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The Mongols had powerful taboos around blood and the body. So, what was medical battlefield care like for Genghis Kahn and his successors?

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I really enjoyed Neal Stephenson's trio of speculative fiction novels "The Baroque Cycle." How accurately did the books portray the Europe of the time?

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I've heard about white Christian slave owners in the antebellum American South. We're there slave holders of other religions/ethnicities in American history?

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Are there any historical ideas, movements, or concepts "on their way out"?

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What are the historical trends that have led us to modern "Florida Man"?

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Is there any evidence of Russia interfering with/sabotaging the US war in Afghanistan?

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What are some of the most controversial presidential pardons?

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Given strong Mongol taboos around blood and the body, what was battlefield medical care like for Genghis Kahn and his successors	175
Are there any foods (wild foods, crops, animal products) from past civilizations that have totally disappeared today? Why?	46
The Mongols had powerful taboos around blood and the body. So, what was medical battlefield care like for Genghis Kahn and his successors?	21
I really enjoyed Neal Stephenson's trio of speculative fiction novels "The Baroque Cycle." How accurately did the books portray the Europe of the time?	15
I've heard about white Christian slave owners in the antebellum American South. We're there slave holders of other religions/ethnicities in American history?	12
Are there any historical ideas, movements, or concepts "on their way out"?	7
What are the historical trends that have led us to modern "Florida Man"?	6
Is there any evidence of Russia interfering with/sabotaging the US war in Afghanistan?	1
What are some of the most controversial presidential pardons?	1