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What was the sexually provocative fashion of your era of expertise? What did it highlight? Just how risque was it? Was there a huge disconnect between commoners and the ruling class?

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In around the 16th century CE, about how long did couples date before getting married? An how, if at all, did Christianity affect the way people dated?

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Why isn't bread historically part of Asian food culture? But the rest of the world, bread was a staple of their diet?

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Why do Christian Nuns wear habits (religious clothing)? Where and when did this practice emerge? When we see religious documentaries with Mary wearing the same garments, is this historically accurate?

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Was the Great Depression preventable?

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If it weren't for the british colonies, would the English language still have been the widespread language of which it is today?

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Ancient Near East religious practices and mythology

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Book on U.S. involvement in Central America in the 80s

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What's the best book for me if I want to better understand how the Peace of Westphalia and the transition to the modern international system of state sovereignty changed how we think about the world?

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What is with all the cigar references in texts online about mayan gods?

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What was the sexually provocative fashion of your era of expertise? What did it highlight? Just how risque was it? Was there a huge disconnect between commoners and the ruling class?	3
In around the 16th century CE, about how long did couples date before getting married? An how, if at all, did Christianity affect the way people dated?	3
Why isn't bread historically part of Asian food culture? But the rest of the world, bread was a staple of their diet?	3
Why do Christian Nuns wear habits (religious clothing)? Where and when did this practice emerge? When we see religious documentaries with Mary wearing the same garments, is this historically accurate?	3
Was the Great Depression preventable?	3
If it weren't for the british colonies, would the English language still have been the widespread language of which it is today?	3
Ancient Near East religious practices and mythology	3
Book on U.S. involvement in Central America in the 80s	3
What's the best book for me if I want to better understand how the Peace of Westphalia and the transition to the modern international system of state sovereignty changed how we think about the world?	3
What is with all the cigar references in texts online about mayan gods?	3