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In the economics book "Progress and Poverty"(1879), Henry George refers to chinese whalers being partially paid seal whiskers as commission. He goes on to state than the whiskers have a religious/cultural significance that isn't well understood by outsiders. Was this real? What was it?

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Since the publishing of the "Challenge of Crime in a Free Society" by the Commission of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, what are important findings on the nature of crime that might contradict or add to it? Is it still mostly accurate?

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How often would people travel alone pre-1900? How often would people travel cross-country?

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Hoe much did increasing literacy among farmers/farm owners help contribute to the agricultural revolution? Did the widespread publication of almanacs help farmers plant their crops more scientifically?

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Would exoplanets near the galaxy's core have more rare elements than planets in our part of the solar system?

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Does the superdeterminism model of quantum mechanics imply that every particle had access to the exact future of every other particle's entire future in the universe? If so, does thid mean reverse causality could exist?

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What's a piece of media that seems unremarkable, or even dated by modern standards, but was actually a progressive milestone for it's time?

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What's a practice or technology from modern times that could've been readily adopted by a past civilization like Ancient Rome or Greece, if they were introduced to it?

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How would it affect a chemical if one of the atoms involved decayed into a more or less stable element?

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What'd the climate be like on a terrestrial planet wiht a 90 degree tilt like Uranus? Would this planet be habitable? How would life survive on this planet?

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In the economics book "Progress and Poverty"(1879), Henry George refers to chinese whalers being partially paid seal whiskers as commission. He goes on to state than the whiskers have a religious/cultural significance that isn't well understood by outsiders. Was this real? What was it?	3	AskHistorians
Since the publishing of the "Challenge of Crime in a Free Society" by the Commission of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, what are important findings on the nature of crime that might contradict or add to it? Is it still mostly accurate?	2	askscience
How often would people travel alone pre-1900? How often would people travel cross-country?	2	AskHistorians
Hoe much did increasing literacy among farmers/farm owners help contribute to the agricultural revolution? Did the widespread publication of almanacs help farmers plant their crops more scientifically?	2	AskHistorians
Would exoplanets near the galaxy's core have more rare elements than planets in our part of the solar system?	2	askscience
Does the superdeterminism model of quantum mechanics imply that every particle had access to the exact future of every other particle's entire future in the universe? If so, does thid mean reverse causality could exist?	1	askscience
What's a piece of media that seems unremarkable, or even dated by modern standards, but was actually a progressive milestone for it's time?	1	AskHistorians
What's a practice or technology from modern times that could've been readily adopted by a past civilization like Ancient Rome or Greece, if they were introduced to it?	1	AskHistorians
How would it affect a chemical if one of the atoms involved decayed into a more or less stable element?	1	askscience
What'd the climate be like on a terrestrial planet wiht a 90 degree tilt like Uranus? Would this planet be habitable? How would life survive on this planet?	1	askscience