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The six-sided die (d6) has become the most popular die, and is often treated as the standard die. How and when did this standardization occur?

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Generally, north is associated with up, and the northern pole of the globe is considered the top. How did this association begin? Have any societies ever labeled the magnetic directions differently?

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Some oral histories argue that they go back thousands of years. Do we know of any oral histories that appear to relay stories of extinct human species such as Homo florensis?

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Contamination and Just Right OCD have become the face of OCD to the public. What lead to these two types of OCD becoming the poster children of the disorder?

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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is set in Great Britain at the time of the Napoleonic War. What details and characters in the story are based in historical fact?

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While the rate of known serial killers has decreased, the rate of mass murderers has increased. Historically, what factors have played into this shift?

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The six-sided die (d6) has become the most popular die, and is often treated as the standard die. How and when did this standardization occur?	2613
Generally, north is associated with up, and the northern pole of the globe is considered the top. How did this association begin? Have any societies ever labeled the magnetic directions differently?	90
Some oral histories argue that they go back thousands of years. Do we know of any oral histories that appear to relay stories of extinct human species such as Homo florensis?	37
Contamination and Just Right OCD have become the face of OCD to the public. What lead to these two types of OCD becoming the poster children of the disorder?	4
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is set in Great Britain at the time of the Napoleonic War. What details and characters in the story are based in historical fact?	2
While the rate of known serial killers has decreased, the rate of mass murderers has increased. Historically, what factors have played into this shift?	1