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Did Victorian & Edwardian doctors actually stimulate women with their hands and primitive vibrators to treat "female hysteria?" NSFW

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Say you're a Cybele cultist in Rome and publicly castrate yourself during their frenzied celebrations. What would likely happen to the cultist afterwards?

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Who were the "carpetbaggers" in the South after the American Civil War, and why were/are they so hated by Southerners?

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Why were Freemasons targeted for destruction by fascist regimes such as Nazi Germany, Italy under Mussolini, and Spain under Franco?

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Tacitus describes Nero scapegoating Christians after the burning of Rome for Christianity's "hatred of the human race" in lieu of actual guilt. What did Tacitus mean by that?

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Did the British Empire have policies on dealing with wounded Zulu, Mahdists, Indian rebels, and other non-Europeans left crawling around on the battlefield?

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Nazi Germany burned a ton of corpses, and was hard pressed for fuel throughout the war. What did they primarily use to keep the fires fed?

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Did Victorian & Edwardian doctors actually stimulate women with their hands and primitive vibrators to treat "female hysteria?" NSFW	370	AskHistorians
Say you're a Cybele cultist in Rome and publicly castrate yourself during their frenzied celebrations. What would likely happen to the cultist afterwards?	18	AskHistorians
Who were the "carpetbaggers" in the South after the American Civil War, and why were/are they so hated by Southerners?	17	AskHistorians
Why were Freemasons targeted for destruction by fascist regimes such as Nazi Germany, Italy under Mussolini, and Spain under Franco?	17	AskHistorians
Tacitus describes Nero scapegoating Christians after the burning of Rome for Christianity's "hatred of the human race" in lieu of actual guilt. What did Tacitus mean by that?	6	AskHistorians
Did the British Empire have policies on dealing with wounded Zulu, Mahdists, Indian rebels, and other non-Europeans left crawling around on the battlefield?	6	AskHistorians
Nazi Germany burned a ton of corpses, and was hard pressed for fuel throughout the war. What did they primarily use to keep the fires fed?	4	AskHistorians