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The KKK is known primarily as a white supremacist and anti-Catholic terror organization, but it was a huge political force as well. Did the KKK take positions on things like the construction of railroads, unions, education spending, and other more "normal" parts of politics?	2448
To what extent was there "ethnic" discrimination in ancient Rome? Was there a period where there would have been signs similar to the "No Irish" signs in 19th c. America?	2006
In the Antebellum South, what was life like for slaves who were too old to work, or who had been crippled and were unable to work?	1889
I've heard of Operation Unthinkable, what would have been a combined American-British invasion of the USSR after WWII. Did the Soviets have any similar plans for an immediate invasion of Western Europe?	1104
We often see the roaring twenties from the perspective of the Northeast US. What was the roaring twenties like in rural parts of the US?	698
In the Hornblower series, Royal Navy series don't fish for provision. Is this an accurate depiction, and if so, why didn't the Navy fish for their food more often?	548
Someone recently told me that the reason Mexican food is so good is because the Aztec and other empires had royal courts with highly developed culinary cultures. What do we know about pre-Columbian high food culture?	303
The KKK is known primarily as a white supremacist and anti-Catholic terror organization, but it was a huge political force as well. Did the KKK take positions on things like the construction of railroads, unions, education spending, and other more "normal" parts of politics?	214
How were consumer goods marketed in the Soviet Union? Were there television advertisements or catalogs?	144
It's well-established that the Soviet Union was not as good as the West in terms of producing consumer products, but were there any goods that the USSR was considered excellent at making?	64

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