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When did naming horses become a common occurrence? When they were primarily used for industry or in warfare did horses have names?

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Are modern historians willing to write the sentences "Liberace was gay", or "OJ did it"? How do they balance the weight of evidence and/or public opinion with a person's own consistent claims and/or the legal record?

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How did pi become well known outside of mathematical circles?

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How accurate is the saying "you don't make money during the gold rush mining gold, you make the money selling the shovels" to the actual Gold Rush? Did those providing ancillary goods and services actually make more money than those seeking the gold?

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People say Einstein was a patent clerk before he became a professional physicist as a way to show that people in "lowly" jobs can eventually achieve greatness, but I've always suspected Einstein wasn't just alphabetizing folders. What did a European patent clerk in 1905 do, and how technical was it?

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How well known was the concept of exorcism prior to the release of 1973's The Exorcist? Did the movie actually popularize exorcism?

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What did historical people think about erectile dysfunction? Was it a problem to be solved, an "oh well, it happens" situation, a moral failing, or some kind of divine punishment? NSFW

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What historical group likely had the highest rate of armed civilians, whether it be a small subset, like the pioneers on the Oregon trail, or an entire nation-state like Sparta in the 470s?

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How and when did the number 69 develop sexual connotations?

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Is there a way to estimate the number of individual rounds fired in a given war?

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When did naming horses become a common occurrence? When they were primarily used for industry or in warfare did horses have names?	1
Are modern historians willing to write the sentences "Liberace was gay", or "OJ did it"? How do they balance the weight of evidence and/or public opinion with a person's own consistent claims and/or the legal record?	1
How did pi become well known outside of mathematical circles?	1
How accurate is the saying "you don't make money during the gold rush mining gold, you make the money selling the shovels" to the actual Gold Rush? Did those providing ancillary goods and services actually make more money than those seeking the gold?	1
People say Einstein was a patent clerk before he became a professional physicist as a way to show that people in "lowly" jobs can eventually achieve greatness, but I've always suspected Einstein wasn't just alphabetizing folders. What did a European patent clerk in 1905 do, and how technical was it?	1
How well known was the concept of exorcism prior to the release of 1973's The Exorcist? Did the movie actually popularize exorcism?	1
What did historical people think about erectile dysfunction? Was it a problem to be solved, an "oh well, it happens" situation, a moral failing, or some kind of divine punishment? NSFW	1
What historical group likely had the highest rate of armed civilians, whether it be a small subset, like the pioneers on the Oregon trail, or an entire nation-state like Sparta in the 470s?	1
How and when did the number 69 develop sexual connotations?	1
Is there a way to estimate the number of individual rounds fired in a given war?	1