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In Tupac Shakur's 1993 track, Po N*a Blues, he says: "To my brothers in the barrio, you livin' worse than the n*s in the ghetto". What was the disparity in the quality-of-life between Mexican-American and African-American communities of the time?	4956
How would one go about studying at the House of Wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age? Would the institution accept all potential students of merit, regardless of socioeconomic background? Was there any sort of monetary cost, and if so were scholarships implemented to support disadvantaged students?	1821
Are there first hand accounts of Medieval taverns/inns?	176
Was there a stigma between weaker, academic types and stronger, athletic ones (i.e. nerds vs. jocks)? For example, was aspiring to be a knight viewed more favorably than learning how to scribe?	62
Why were older advertisements so wordy?	58
Is there any record of converted Japanese Christians making pilgrimages to Jerusalem before the isolationist policies of Sakoku went into effect?	54
How did public perception of video games shift as they moved from arcades to home entertainment systems? What factors contributed to a healthy industry which, by 1998, was producing "blockbuster" games that were critically and popularly acclaimed?	20
In times throughout history where printed text became widely available, was there any marked increase in games with complex rules being played?	17
After the disastrous results of shovelware and lack of quality control in early 80s home video game market, how/when did developers once more view it as a safe buy-in? What prevented shovelware from tanking the video game industry like it did before?	9
Over the course of several centuries, Antioch shifted hands amongst different conquerors and nations. Was there a different or unique sense of identity from being a citizen of Antioch? Would these cultures intermingle or assimilate?	8

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