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Would most educated Northern Europeans in 1300 have been aware that Black people existed?

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Why did the Civil Rights Movement happen in the mid-1950s and not earlier?

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How did Polish spelling emerge?

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Why did the 1666 Fire of London have such few casualties?

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I'm a Plains Native American in 1840. How different is my life from my ancestor's in 1540?

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Before the modern era, how common was intermarriage between Christians and Jews?

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Did Europeans and Muslims in the centuries before the Mughals view India as one country? Or did they view it as a politically fractured region, much like their own homelands?

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I've heard that ancient Greek doctors believed that women had less teeth than men. Why? Couldn't they simply count, and realize this was not the case?

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Why were the Scythians such masters of gold-smithing?

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How much did "purity of blood" matter German & Austrian society before Hitler? Would somebody like Johann Strauss have experienced notable antisemitic prejudice for being part Jewish?

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Would most educated Northern Europeans in 1300 have been aware that Black people existed?	45
Why did the Civil Rights Movement happen in the mid-1950s and not earlier?	44
How did Polish spelling emerge?	44
Why did the 1666 Fire of London have such few casualties?	43
I'm a Plains Native American in 1840. How different is my life from my ancestor's in 1540?	43
Before the modern era, how common was intermarriage between Christians and Jews?	43
Did Europeans and Muslims in the centuries before the Mughals view India as one country? Or did they view it as a politically fractured region, much like their own homelands?	43
I've heard that ancient Greek doctors believed that women had less teeth than men. Why? Couldn't they simply count, and realize this was not the case?	43
Why were the Scythians such masters of gold-smithing?	42
How much did "purity of blood" matter German & Austrian society before Hitler? Would somebody like Johann Strauss have experienced notable antisemitic prejudice for being part Jewish?	42