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How did people treat UTIs and other such infections before antibiotics were invented?	72
Why does Portuguese not use "names" for it's weekdays similar to Spanish?	72
Why is Turkey much more Western than other Muslim nations? I am watching the women's volleyball team and one woman has tattoos, none wear the hijab or Muslim attire.	72
Why were canes so popular among men in the 19th century?	72
What native societies made it through the "scramble for Africa" without much traumatic change? Why?	72
How much of the argument "Western powers have good economics just because of Imperialism and Slavery" true?	71
National Guard troops are often used in the United States to quell civil disturbances, riots, and assist with disaster relief. What have been the relative size of deployments in history, and is there precedent to deploying more than 10,000 troops to a particular city or area?	71
While reading into the Holocaust, I realised that it often mentions just Jewish people, but does not mention the others who were also involved; homosexuals, gypsies, non-Jewish Poles, other "undesirables". Are these counted within the Holocaust or referred to as something else entirely?	71
What are early recorded nicknames? When do nicknames start in history? Why do we not see any references to Julius "The J-Man" Caesar or Alex the Great? Are there any notable references to historical pet names? When did everyone become less formal, at least in the records?	71
How did actors get cast for plays during Shakespeare's time? Did "directors" (if they existed) have control over who they wanted to be cast? Were some actors especially popular for certain roles or typecast? Did an actor have any agency in picking who they played?	71

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