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In the film Barry Lyndon, set in the mid-18th century, certain English and Irish characters have full beards. Would this have been likely during that period?

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How much is known about Old Europe and "Old India"?

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Did squires exist in medieval Europe before the advent of plate armor?

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During the years of the Hays Code, were screenwriters allowed to use the N-word in dialogue?

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Have there been any "Battle of Endor" situations, in which a powerful and well-equipped army was defeated by an indigenous group that knew the terrain?

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The television show Peaky Blinders depicts a WW1 veteran who sudden hallucinates that he himself is a live artillery shell. Did this ever happen?

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What was the bloodiest battle in human history?

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In the 19th and early 20th century, there were elaborate systems of categorization for mixed-race people. What was the point of this categorization, if the one-drop rule meant all mixed-race people were considered Black?

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Do pus and decay "naturally" smell disgusting, or did humans evolve to perceive these smells as disgusting as a survival mechanism?

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Why did the bronze cuirass fall out of favor in Europe and the Middle East?

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In the film Barry Lyndon, set in the mid-18th century, certain English and Irish characters have full beards. Would this have been likely during that period?	1	AskHistorians
How much is known about Old Europe and "Old India"?	1	AskHistorians
Did squires exist in medieval Europe before the advent of plate armor?	1	AskHistorians
During the years of the Hays Code, were screenwriters allowed to use the N-word in dialogue?	1	AskHistorians
Have there been any "Battle of Endor" situations, in which a powerful and well-equipped army was defeated by an indigenous group that knew the terrain?	1	AskHistorians
The television show Peaky Blinders depicts a WW1 veteran who sudden hallucinates that he himself is a live artillery shell. Did this ever happen?	1	AskHistorians
What was the bloodiest battle in human history?	1	AskHistorians
In the 19th and early 20th century, there were elaborate systems of categorization for mixed-race people. What was the point of this categorization, if the one-drop rule meant all mixed-race people were considered Black?	1	AskHistorians
Do pus and decay "naturally" smell disgusting, or did humans evolve to perceive these smells as disgusting as a survival mechanism?	1	askscience
Why did the bronze cuirass fall out of favor in Europe and the Middle East?	1	AskHistorians