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Is Dr. Watson's marriage a wild outlier in Victorian Britain?

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Did women in the past really faint from seeing mice? Did people get frightened into permanent institutionalization by seeing criminals? Why was everyone so sensitive?

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Why were mentally ill people stereotyped as believing themselves to be Napoleon?

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Why and since when do we use first-person plural in academic writing?

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Did "magic" feature in any African liberation movements or civil wars other than in the Kongo, and how was it syncretized with Marxism?

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How did the United States government and judiciary determine the difference between the Indian Wars, and mere criminality?

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Why does South Africa have such a large domestic military industry?

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Yezidi Immigration to the United States in the early 20th Century

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Whose theory was Imperial German "Pseudojudaism", and where can I find more information on it?

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"Sol Centralis", "Sol Coelestis"

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is Dr. Watson's marriage a wild outlier in Victorian Britain?	550
Did women in the past really faint from seeing mice? Did people get frightened into permanent institutionalization by seeing criminals? Why was everyone so sensitive?	487
Why were mentally ill people stereotyped as believing themselves to be Napoleon?	208
Why and since when do we use first-person plural in academic writing?	22
Did "magic" feature in any African liberation movements or civil wars other than in the Kongo, and how was it syncretized with Marxism?	18
How did the United States government and judiciary determine the difference between the Indian Wars, and mere criminality?	12
Why does South Africa have such a large domestic military industry?	9
Yezidi Immigration to the United States in the early 20th Century	7
Whose theory was Imperial German "Pseudojudaism", and where can I find more information on it?	6
"Sol Centralis", "Sol Coelestis"	5