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Is there a 19th century analog to the midlife crisis Corvette? Was midlife crisis even a popular concept yet? If so, what were some of the stereotypes associated with it?

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What was media coverage of "terrorism" vs "Islamic terrorism" like in the US prior to and after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing? Was there a distinction? Did the bombing impact that?

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Came across Wikipedia's exceptional "List of Pigs" entry and discovered Learned Pigs and Toby the Sapient Pig, who could read minds. Were animal "freak shows" like this common in the late 18th century? Or did Toby and his kin have the market cornered?

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If you had to recommend a biography of each US President (from Washington to Clinton) what would they be and why? Alternatively, why is this a bad question?

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Was Tacitus immensely popular in 17C England? How sturdy is Karen Ordahl Kupperman's view that the English used Tacitus to contextualize their role and the role of their colonization?

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Why did the Hatfield-McCoy feud get so popular?

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Where does the imagery of a blasphemer getting struck by lightning come from?

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What's the history of Muscle Beach (Santa Monica and Venice)? Wikipedia calls it the birthplace of the American physical fitness boom. Is that a fair statement?

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Mississippi didn't ratify the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery) until 1995. Why did it take so long?

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"What's the hardest part about rollerblading?"--Bill Burr says in a routine that homophobia killed rollerblading. Did it?

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Is there a 19th century analog to the midlife crisis Corvette? Was midlife crisis even a popular concept yet? If so, what were some of the stereotypes associated with it?	5	AskHistorians
What was media coverage of "terrorism" vs "Islamic terrorism" like in the US prior to and after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing? Was there a distinction? Did the bombing impact that?	5	AskHistorians
Came across Wikipedia's exceptional "List of Pigs" entry and discovered Learned Pigs and Toby the Sapient Pig, who could read minds. Were animal "freak shows" like this common in the late 18th century? Or did Toby and his kin have the market cornered?	5	AskHistorians
If you had to recommend a biography of each US President (from Washington to Clinton) what would they be and why? Alternatively, why is this a bad question?	5	AskHistorians
Was Tacitus immensely popular in 17C England? How sturdy is Karen Ordahl Kupperman's view that the English used Tacitus to contextualize their role and the role of their colonization?	5	AskHistorians
Why did the Hatfield-McCoy feud get so popular?	4	AskHistorians
Where does the imagery of a blasphemer getting struck by lightning come from?	4	AskHistorians
What's the history of Muscle Beach (Santa Monica and Venice)? Wikipedia calls it the birthplace of the American physical fitness boom. Is that a fair statement?	4	AskHistorians
Mississippi didn't ratify the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery) until 1995. Why did it take so long?	4	AskHistorians
"What's the hardest part about rollerblading?"--Bill Burr says in a routine that homophobia killed rollerblading. Did it?	4	AskHistorians