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Why Native American names tend to be translated literally in history books?

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Poland was one of the first countries in Europe to officialy decriminalize same sex acts (1932) and to set equal age of consent for gay people (1948) yet now it is the most homophobic country in EU with no partnership recognition. How did that happened?

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Exactly how accurate is depiction of Comanche tribe in "Prey" (2022)?

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Was there ever any Native American extremist paramilitary group?

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Do we know any examples of precolonial African steam baths?

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Do we know anything about Mexica ("Aztec") funerary practices? Are there any "Aztec" tombs or cementaries?

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Why is entomophagy so abhorred in modern Europe?

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Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl were Mexica deities of death and underworld - was there any pre-Columbian holiday dedicated to them or to death/underworld in general, similiar to modern Dia de los Muertos?

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Hypothetically, who would've won war between Mexica Triple Alliance ("Aztec Empire") and Tawantinsuyu ("Inca Empire")?

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Pre-Columbian string instruments?

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Why Native American names tend to be translated literally in history books?	4032
Poland was one of the first countries in Europe to officialy decriminalize same sex acts (1932) and to set equal age of consent for gay people (1948) yet now it is the most homophobic country in EU with no partnership recognition. How did that happened?	3655
Exactly how accurate is depiction of Comanche tribe in "Prey" (2022)?	159
Was there ever any Native American extremist paramilitary group?	54
Do we know any examples of precolonial African steam baths?	7
Do we know anything about Mexica ("Aztec") funerary practices? Are there any "Aztec" tombs or cementaries?	6
Why is entomophagy so abhorred in modern Europe?	4
Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl were Mexica deities of death and underworld - was there any pre-Columbian holiday dedicated to them or to death/underworld in general, similiar to modern Dia de los Muertos?	2
Hypothetically, who would've won war between Mexica Triple Alliance ("Aztec Empire") and Tawantinsuyu ("Inca Empire")?	1
Pre-Columbian string instruments?	1