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When do scholars believe seppuku first began, what were the circumstances, and why was disembowelment the chosen method? Or did the ritual suicide as we know it slowly morph from another form of suicide into disembowelment?

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What is the origin of rappers adopting the "lil" moniker?

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In Django Unchained, one of the Brittle brothers was wearing pages of the Bible on his clothes. Did people actually do this? If so, for what reason? And in this case, which pages would he likely be wearing?

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When did cats go from practical use animals (for micing) to domestic pets (for comfort/pleasure)?

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Prior to desegregation (or I guess even after it) in the U.S., were there any blatant instances where boxing match outcomes were determined solely by race?

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When was the first recorded instance of a "wink", and what did it mean back then, as opposed to now?

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When do scholars believe seppuku first began, what were the circumstances, and why was disembowelment the chosen method? Or did the ritual suicide as we know it slowly morph from another form of suicide into disembowelment?	339
What is the origin of rappers adopting the "lil" moniker?	183
In Django Unchained, one of the Brittle brothers was wearing pages of the Bible on his clothes. Did people actually do this? If so, for what reason? And in this case, which pages would he likely be wearing?	35
When did cats go from practical use animals (for micing) to domestic pets (for comfort/pleasure)?	5
Prior to desegregation (or I guess even after it) in the U.S., were there any blatant instances where boxing match outcomes were determined solely by race?	3
When was the first recorded instance of a "wink", and what did it mean back then, as opposed to now?	0