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How did the name Tyrone go from being a county in Ireland to a stereotypical name for black men in America?
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In Peaky Blinders (1919 England) they talk about some kind of yellow oil that they put on horses' legs after races, and also black Gypsy powder for bones or muscles or something. Any idea what those could have been?
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I'm playing a game that uses the trope of ancient ruins with mechanisms that are activated by beams of sunlight. What is the most primitive way to detect a strong beam of light and then trigger a mechanism? Could this have been within reach of an ancient civilization?
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Did the trope of the unstable crime boss who randomly snaps and kills his own men originate with Al Capone?
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In shows like Deadwood and Boardwalk Empire, brothels are full of zaftig women and the men LOVE them. Is there much historical basis for this?
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When did people start having surgery for phimosis (unretractable foreskin)? How was it dealt with, if not surgery?
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When your ears hurt due to loud music/sounds, what exactly is happening? What kind of injury is it, and to what parts of the ear?
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