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Were Karakuri ningyō (mechanized puppets or automata) Japan's first robots? Does anyone have more infomation about these automata, and their influence on culture?

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What's the exact significance of the Acts of Union with Ireland? What was different about them?

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What was the literacy-rate in Ming China?

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Just how often was irrumatio actually used as a punishment for adultery? What about as a punishment in general?

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With the Arab Spring over the last several years and now revolting in Ukraine, is there any precedent to such widespread revolution? What are the implications of such widespread revolution for the countries themselves and geopolitics in a broader sense?

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Women's knowledge about sex

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How much reverence was shown to kings and emperors in world history by the people close to them who interacted with them in their day-to-day lives?

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When and why did the Battle of Long Island become known as the Battle of Brooklyn?

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Did Native Americans ever cross the Atlantic before European contact?

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Why was Gavelkind succession used?

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Were Karakuri ningyō (mechanized puppets or automata) Japan's first robots? Does anyone have more infomation about these automata, and their influence on culture?	6
What's the exact significance of the Acts of Union with Ireland? What was different about them?	6
What was the literacy-rate in Ming China?	6
Just how often was irrumatio actually used as a punishment for adultery? What about as a punishment in general?	6
With the Arab Spring over the last several years and now revolting in Ukraine, is there any precedent to such widespread revolution? What are the implications of such widespread revolution for the countries themselves and geopolitics in a broader sense?	6
Women's knowledge about sex	6
How much reverence was shown to kings and emperors in world history by the people close to them who interacted with them in their day-to-day lives?	6
When and why did the Battle of Long Island become known as the Battle of Brooklyn?	6
Did Native Americans ever cross the Atlantic before European contact?	6
Why was Gavelkind succession used?	6