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Are the old Disney movie's portrayal of racial groups (Dumbo's Crows, Peter Pan's Indians, ETC.) Only a modern controversy or did people have problems with them back when they came out too?

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Lincoln didn’t appear on the ballot of ten slave states in 1860. Was this unconstitutional at the time? If not, what’s stopping states from doing it now?

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In many strategy games, Archers are usually virtually defenseless in Melee. How true was this in real life?

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Given that the Japanese name for the country is Nippon, where did the western world get the name “Japan” from?

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I’m a frontline soldier in pre gunpowder war, about to clash with the other army. How the hell do I tell if we’re winning or not?

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I’m a peasant in Medieval times with eye sight problems. How hard would it be to get a vision assistance tool like glasses? If I can’t get those, what can I get to help me?

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Recently I learned about Milunka Savić and got curious. How common was it for women to dress up as men and run off to war?

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Roman figures seem to never have facial hair. Did Romans have some aversion to beards and other facial hair?

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Where Taverns and Inns as populated and popular in real life as they are in Fantasy?

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Why is Albany, not New York City, the capital of New York State?

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Are the old Disney movie's portrayal of racial groups (Dumbo's Crows, Peter Pan's Indians, ETC.) Only a modern controversy or did people have problems with them back when they came out too?	4599
Lincoln didn’t appear on the ballot of ten slave states in 1860. Was this unconstitutional at the time? If not, what’s stopping states from doing it now?	1703
In many strategy games, Archers are usually virtually defenseless in Melee. How true was this in real life?	387
Given that the Japanese name for the country is Nippon, where did the western world get the name “Japan” from?	242
I’m a frontline soldier in pre gunpowder war, about to clash with the other army. How the hell do I tell if we’re winning or not?	85
I’m a peasant in Medieval times with eye sight problems. How hard would it be to get a vision assistance tool like glasses? If I can’t get those, what can I get to help me?	28
Recently I learned about Milunka Savić and got curious. How common was it for women to dress up as men and run off to war?	20
Roman figures seem to never have facial hair. Did Romans have some aversion to beards and other facial hair?	12
Where Taverns and Inns as populated and popular in real life as they are in Fantasy?	8
Why is Albany, not New York City, the capital of New York State?	8