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I've acquired land in the west in 19th century America. Without taking 40 trips a day to Home Depot, how do I go about acquiring and transporting all the materials and tools I need to build a house?
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Last night, Donald Trump referred to Operation Wetback under the Eisenhower administration. What was the reality of the deportation?
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Somalia. How did it go from one of the most important trading spots to the top of the Failed State Index?
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In the Bible, Moses marries a dark-skinned Ethiopian. His sister, Miriam, objects because of her race, and God punishes her for this. What is the historical/cultural context of this? Was an aversion to racism in the modern sense an ancient Semitic ideal?
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In the C-Span Presidential Historian Ranking, Ulysses S Grant jumps from 33rd in 2000 to 23rd in 2009. Why do historians view him so much more favorably mow?
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Chinese culture seems to have a lot of "numbered objects" (Five Sacred Mountains, Four Classic Novels etc). Has it always been this way since recorded history, or is it introduced with Buddhism and its 8 Fold Path/4 Noble Truths?
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When pornography first appeared in video form, was the ability to watch people have sex an entirely new concept, or were there previously establishments were one could see people have sex for entertainment, or as video porn a hugely novel idea at the time unlike any other?
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Didorious claims that unlike Greeks, people married for love in India. What were these marriages like, and when did arranged marriages replace that system?
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