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The Star Trek Episode "Far Beyond the Stars" centers around a Black science fiction writer attempting to publish a story centering around a Black space captian in a sci-fi magazine; What was the role of people of color in early science fiction?

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The Voynich Manuscript is sometimes proposed to be an elaborate hoax made during the mid 15th century: were such hoax books common during this period? If so, what was the development process and who was the intended audience?

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[META] A quick thank you to the mods and contributors of this subreddit.

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In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan is sometimes read as the protagonist. While Milton obviously didn't intend this, did any of his contemporaries believe this?

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[Ethnogenesis] What is the origin of Macedonian national identity?

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What was Vichy rule like in the French colonies, especially distant ones like Indochina?

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As many as 30 million people died in the Taiping Rebellion, what caused the death toll to be so high and how did a small repigious movement grow so rapidly and spark one of the largest rebllions in Chinese history?

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In the early 16th century, codpieces became very popular, but were objects of parody and derision by the end of it. What contributed to the rise and fall of this bizarre fashion trend?

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What do we know about the Culture, Society, and Religion of the Huns?

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What are some good resources on the history of software and computing, specifically the late 70's and early 80's during the rise of the personal computer?

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The Star Trek Episode "Far Beyond the Stars" centers around a Black science fiction writer attempting to publish a story centering around a Black space captian in a sci-fi magazine; What was the role of people of color in early science fiction?	182
The Voynich Manuscript is sometimes proposed to be an elaborate hoax made during the mid 15th century: were such hoax books common during this period? If so, what was the development process and who was the intended audience?	120
[META] A quick thank you to the mods and contributors of this subreddit.	95
In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan is sometimes read as the protagonist. While Milton obviously didn't intend this, did any of his contemporaries believe this?	64
[Ethnogenesis] What is the origin of Macedonian national identity?	63
What was Vichy rule like in the French colonies, especially distant ones like Indochina?	54
As many as 30 million people died in the Taiping Rebellion, what caused the death toll to be so high and how did a small repigious movement grow so rapidly and spark one of the largest rebllions in Chinese history?	54
In the early 16th century, codpieces became very popular, but were objects of parody and derision by the end of it. What contributed to the rise and fall of this bizarre fashion trend?	32
What do we know about the Culture, Society, and Religion of the Huns?	30
What are some good resources on the history of software and computing, specifically the late 70's and early 80's during the rise of the personal computer?	26