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What were the geographical boundaries of the "Old West?" Would we see "cowboy culture" in Canada? Mexico? The Caribbean?

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What is the history of the hotel detective? How were they employed, and what became of them?

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How accurate is this statement: "Homosexuality in Polynesia and Southeast Asia has historically been much more accepted by local cultures than it has in other parts of the world."?

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In Green Book, the characters follow the eponymous "Guide for Negro Motorists" to hotels that will accept blacks in Jim Crow South. These hotels are consistently portrayed as ramshackle and filthy. Is this depiction of accommodations for black travelers accurate?

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A trope in various media is the motion of a small pendulum, such as a pocket-watch, hypnotizing someone. The hypnotic state is often then rendered visually through the use of spirals or concentric circles. Where did these tropes originate?

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Has holding hands always been seen as a romantic/intimate gesture between adults?

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Has there ever been large-scale ranching of a carnivorous species with an eye toward eventual human consumption of its meat or other food products (such as milk or eggs)?

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What led to the explosion in popularity of synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic devices in the popular (and film) music of the 1980's?

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When and why did consumer products begin printing on themselves in which country they were manufactured?

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In the mid-20th century, average people seem to have been regularly more formally dressed than today, wearing suits and dresses to even casual events like shopping -- and certainly to work. What changed, when, and why?

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What were the geographical boundaries of the "Old West?" Would we see "cowboy culture" in Canada? Mexico? The Caribbean?	18
What is the history of the hotel detective? How were they employed, and what became of them?	17
How accurate is this statement: "Homosexuality in Polynesia and Southeast Asia has historically been much more accepted by local cultures than it has in other parts of the world."?	17
In Green Book, the characters follow the eponymous "Guide for Negro Motorists" to hotels that will accept blacks in Jim Crow South. These hotels are consistently portrayed as ramshackle and filthy. Is this depiction of accommodations for black travelers accurate?	17
A trope in various media is the motion of a small pendulum, such as a pocket-watch, hypnotizing someone. The hypnotic state is often then rendered visually through the use of spirals or concentric circles. Where did these tropes originate?	17
Has holding hands always been seen as a romantic/intimate gesture between adults?	16
Has there ever been large-scale ranching of a carnivorous species with an eye toward eventual human consumption of its meat or other food products (such as milk or eggs)?	16
What led to the explosion in popularity of synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic devices in the popular (and film) music of the 1980's?	15
When and why did consumer products begin printing on themselves in which country they were manufactured?	15
In the mid-20th century, average people seem to have been regularly more formally dressed than today, wearing suits and dresses to even casual events like shopping -- and certainly to work. What changed, when, and why?	15