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(NSFW) Before the modern period, what did people use for lube when having sex? NSFW

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In the first and second centuries AD, Rome was ruled by fractious Emperors instead of a Republic. Was life for working-class Romans worse under tyrannical Emperors, or actually better than under a fractious oligopoly? Were things more or less peaceful?

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In the ancient world, were horses too small to ride into battle? At what point did they become big enough?

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Recently a ring was discovered which is believed to have belonged to Pontius Pilate. How likely is this to be true?

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Decades after banning slavery, British consumers/manufacturers kept buying the products of slave labour. Were the campaigns against that? How successful were they?

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What were the key differences between Anglo-Saxon religion and Viking religion?

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How were Indian Christians (both converts and Nasrani) treated under the British Raj?

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What (if any) sociological factors were behind the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire pre-Constantine?

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How did the Han gain control of what is now Southern China? And how well did they integrate it culturally and economically?

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How well-supported is the theory that, while most Israelites did not return from exile in Egypt and had already been in Palestine, the Levites actually did come from Egypt?

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(NSFW) Before the modern period, what did people use for lube when having sex? NSFW	7
In the first and second centuries AD, Rome was ruled by fractious Emperors instead of a Republic. Was life for working-class Romans worse under tyrannical Emperors, or actually better than under a fractious oligopoly? Were things more or less peaceful?	7
In the ancient world, were horses too small to ride into battle? At what point did they become big enough?	7
Recently a ring was discovered which is believed to have belonged to Pontius Pilate. How likely is this to be true?	7
Decades after banning slavery, British consumers/manufacturers kept buying the products of slave labour. Were the campaigns against that? How successful were they?	7
What were the key differences between Anglo-Saxon religion and Viking religion?	7
How were Indian Christians (both converts and Nasrani) treated under the British Raj?	7
What (if any) sociological factors were behind the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire pre-Constantine?	7
How did the Han gain control of what is now Southern China? And how well did they integrate it culturally and economically?	7
How well-supported is the theory that, while most Israelites did not return from exile in Egypt and had already been in Palestine, the Levites actually did come from Egypt?	7