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Was the all-male jury in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men representative or did it already seem anachronistic at the time? Was the right (and obligation) of women to serve on juries a widely discussed topic like suffrage?

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Has China ever experienced epidemics on the scale of the Black Death, Plague of Justinian or Plague of Galen, all of which wiped out a significant proportion of the European population?

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Why did Latvia's population decrease by over a third during WWI?

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During the Siege of Leningrad (which began 80 years ago today), why did the city not surrender to the Germans? Did they know (or suspect) that Germany would have rejected negotiations? Also, why was a larger proportion of the civilian population not evacuated? Was there ever an option to do so?

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Why did the Irish War of Independence not attract more foreign volunteers?

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Why did the Confederate States of America adopt a single six-year term for presidents? Was a similar change ever discussed for the United States?

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Why are there no significant Shia populations in Palestine and Jordan, unlike Lebanon and Syria?

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How many Judeans did the Romans crucify?

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Did the European film industries of the 1930s-50s have equivalents of the American Hays Code, the self-censorship that prevented Hollywood from showing e.g. criminal activity or sexual promiscuity in a positive light?

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How wide was the domain of fertility and sexuality deities such as Venus, Aphrodite and Astarte? Did it encompass contraception? Would women appeal to such deities to prevent or terminate pregnancies?

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Was the all-male jury in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men representative or did it already seem anachronistic at the time? Was the right (and obligation) of women to serve on juries a widely discussed topic like suffrage?	310
Has China ever experienced epidemics on the scale of the Black Death, Plague of Justinian or Plague of Galen, all of which wiped out a significant proportion of the European population?	145
Why did Latvia's population decrease by over a third during WWI?	141
During the Siege of Leningrad (which began 80 years ago today), why did the city not surrender to the Germans? Did they know (or suspect) that Germany would have rejected negotiations? Also, why was a larger proportion of the civilian population not evacuated? Was there ever an option to do so?	28
Why did the Irish War of Independence not attract more foreign volunteers?	23
Why did the Confederate States of America adopt a single six-year term for presidents? Was a similar change ever discussed for the United States?	21
Why are there no significant Shia populations in Palestine and Jordan, unlike Lebanon and Syria?	16
How many Judeans did the Romans crucify?	10
Did the European film industries of the 1930s-50s have equivalents of the American Hays Code, the self-censorship that prevented Hollywood from showing e.g. criminal activity or sexual promiscuity in a positive light?	8
How wide was the domain of fertility and sexuality deities such as Venus, Aphrodite and Astarte? Did it encompass contraception? Would women appeal to such deities to prevent or terminate pregnancies?	7