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"Few insults carried greater sting than calling a city dweller a "hick," or a farmer a "DUDE." -a book about the 1890s What is the history behind the use of the word dude as an insult? When did the meaning change? Why did "dude" reflect a rural-urban divide?

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What was Constantine thinking when he set up his succession plan?

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Why was Lepidus part of the triumvirate? Why not either only Augustus & Antony or Augustus, Antony and another prominent Roman? What made Lepidus so special?

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I've heard a lot about European colonialism and Imperialism on the indigenous people of the Americas but what about Russia's interactions with indigenous people as it spread to the Pacific?

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When/how did "librarians" become seen as a job dominated by women?

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Maine split from Massachusetts and formed into a new state: What prompted the internal dissent? Would Maine exist if national politics didn't require a northern state to preserve sectional balance in the Missouri Compromise?

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Who is this Roman and what is Coolidge referencing in this speech?

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What are the historical roots of the modern boisterous "Texas Exceptionalism"?

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When did non Muslims start being banned from Mecca and Medina? What's the history of such restrictions?

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I want to learn more about anarchist terrorism in the early 1900s and US responses to that. What should I read, how big was it and what impact did it have on the US?

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"Few insults carried greater sting than calling a city dweller a "hick," or a farmer a "DUDE." -a book about the 1890s What is the history behind the use of the word dude as an insult? When did the meaning change? Why did "dude" reflect a rural-urban divide?	109
What was Constantine thinking when he set up his succession plan?	105
Why was Lepidus part of the triumvirate? Why not either only Augustus & Antony or Augustus, Antony and another prominent Roman? What made Lepidus so special?	99
I've heard a lot about European colonialism and Imperialism on the indigenous people of the Americas but what about Russia's interactions with indigenous people as it spread to the Pacific?	75
When/how did "librarians" become seen as a job dominated by women?	70
Maine split from Massachusetts and formed into a new state: What prompted the internal dissent? Would Maine exist if national politics didn't require a northern state to preserve sectional balance in the Missouri Compromise?	69
Who is this Roman and what is Coolidge referencing in this speech?	67
What are the historical roots of the modern boisterous "Texas Exceptionalism"?	67
When did non Muslims start being banned from Mecca and Medina? What's the history of such restrictions?	56
I want to learn more about anarchist terrorism in the early 1900s and US responses to that. What should I read, how big was it and what impact did it have on the US?	54