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How inaccurate is this "Adam Ruins Everything" video about the history of Anatomy?

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When al-Khwarizmi wrote his treatise on algebra, would the Arabic used in the book be understandable to an average speaker of Arabic at the time?

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How did the depictions and stereotypes of African-American women change? How did we go from "Aunt Jemima/Mammy" archetypes to "Angry Black Woman"?

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How and why did the Cult of Isis, an Egyptian Goddess, spread so far in the Roman Empire?

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Muhammad had long, braided hair and also commanded men with long hair to take care of it. What kind of methods would have there been for taking care of hair during those days?

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Some Ming Emperor were tolerant and supportive of Islam. How did they reconcile this with the Mandate of Heaven?

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To Medieval Alchemists, what was the philosopher's stone?

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Kafka makes reference to allusions to American Indians in some of his work. What did end of 18th, beginning of 19th century Continental Europe know and think about American Indians?

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Ivory was an important trade good for the Swahili city states. Who would have hunted elephants that the ivory came from? How would they have done it?

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In Skyrim, "milk drinker" is used as an insult. What kind of attitudes would the Norse during the Viking Age have towards drinking milk?

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How inaccurate is this "Adam Ruins Everything" video about the history of Anatomy?	18
When al-Khwarizmi wrote his treatise on algebra, would the Arabic used in the book be understandable to an average speaker of Arabic at the time?	17
How did the depictions and stereotypes of African-American women change? How did we go from "Aunt Jemima/Mammy" archetypes to "Angry Black Woman"?	17
How and why did the Cult of Isis, an Egyptian Goddess, spread so far in the Roman Empire?	17
Muhammad had long, braided hair and also commanded men with long hair to take care of it. What kind of methods would have there been for taking care of hair during those days?	17
Some Ming Emperor were tolerant and supportive of Islam. How did they reconcile this with the Mandate of Heaven?	17
To Medieval Alchemists, what was the philosopher's stone?	17
Kafka makes reference to allusions to American Indians in some of his work. What did end of 18th, beginning of 19th century Continental Europe know and think about American Indians?	17
Ivory was an important trade good for the Swahili city states. Who would have hunted elephants that the ivory came from? How would they have done it?	16
In Skyrim, "milk drinker" is used as an insult. What kind of attitudes would the Norse during the Viking Age have towards drinking milk?	16