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How common was chivalry towards women during the medieval times? Did knights behave in the stereotypical fashion we think of today?

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Were all or most well known communist leaders in the early 20th century Jewish or are anti-Semitic people cherry picking communist leaders to perpetuate this narrative?

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I'm a Roman citizen living in Pompeii in 79AD. One day, I notice the sky go dark and ash starting to fall on the city from Mt Vesuvius. Why do I end up dying there many hours later?

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How did capitalism develop in Japan after 1600? Additionally, how did "closing the country," coupled with other forms of protectionism affect the development of Japan's current economic system?

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Why didn't religions arise surrounding other Abrahamic prophets as Islam did with Muhammad?

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Why is Jesus only a common first name in Iberia/countries formerly colonized by Spain/Portugal and not in other Christian nations/cultures?

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Why were there so many prominent wise Greek philosophers 100-300 BC? When did the trend stop?

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Why does the $ come before a number (ex. $300) and not after (ex. 300$) when we read left to right and say it as three-hundred dollars?

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How do we know that the Hunnic religion was Tengriism?

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What do we know about the society and culture of the Proto-Afro-Asiatic (15,000 BC) folks?

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How common was chivalry towards women during the medieval times? Did knights behave in the stereotypical fashion we think of today?	25
Were all or most well known communist leaders in the early 20th century Jewish or are anti-Semitic people cherry picking communist leaders to perpetuate this narrative?	25
I'm a Roman citizen living in Pompeii in 79AD. One day, I notice the sky go dark and ash starting to fall on the city from Mt Vesuvius. Why do I end up dying there many hours later?	25
How did capitalism develop in Japan after 1600? Additionally, how did "closing the country," coupled with other forms of protectionism affect the development of Japan's current economic system?	25
Why didn't religions arise surrounding other Abrahamic prophets as Islam did with Muhammad?	25
Why is Jesus only a common first name in Iberia/countries formerly colonized by Spain/Portugal and not in other Christian nations/cultures?	25
Why were there so many prominent wise Greek philosophers 100-300 BC? When did the trend stop?	25
Why does the $ come before a number (ex. $300) and not after (ex. 300$) when we read left to right and say it as three-hundred dollars?	25
How do we know that the Hunnic religion was Tengriism?	25
What do we know about the society and culture of the Proto-Afro-Asiatic (15,000 BC) folks?	25