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Rembrant's famous "The Night Watch", 1642, depicts the Schutterij of an Amsterdam district moving out. What were the practical functions of such groups, and were any of them involved in large-scale clashes?
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Are striptease and erotic dancing a purely modern phenomenon in the West, or are these practices (and the locations where they are purveyed) more ancient than that?
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Prior to the Firearms Act of 1937, it was possible for people as young as 14 to purchase a variety of guns in the UK with only the approval of the local chief constable. Were mass shootings and other gun crime a major problem in the UK before 1937?
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Why do Japanese and Korean school uniforms have their distinctive "sailor" look, and why has this look persisted for so long?
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Nearly all of the world's most popular sports seem to have been invented in English-speaking countries. Why?
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How long after the advent of the automobile in the U.S. were filling stations common? How did people fill their tanks prior to this time?
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What sort of damage would occur from two early 19th-century ships of the line exchanging broadsides directly into each others' hulls?
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When did "best friends" become a thing (especially among women)? Did people have "special" or ranked friendships throughout history, or is this a modern phenomenon?
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