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[Meta] Vox made a video about one of the top questions in this sub

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I found a Wikipedia article about "Madrasian culture", which was a tool-using culture in South India from 2.5 million years ago. Doesn't that completely fly in the face of human history?

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Why did Pol Pot implement Maoist policies years after they failed so much in China?

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I just finished Band of Brothers, and when they arrive at a work camp, all the prisoners are adult males. What happened to women and children during the Holocaust?

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During the baroque and classical era, who were the type of people that made up an orchestra?

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How often did westward travelers assimilate with Native Americans in 19th century America?

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How true is the claim in this video that towns were built around brothels in the "Wild West"?

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When did single and double quotation marks switch their use in writing?

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When the earliest explorers reached the New World, they thought they reached Asia. Would there have been any way for Asians to dispel this notion, or were they too far removed?

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When did an enforced "dress code" begin to appear in the workplace?

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[Meta] Vox made a video about one of the top questions in this sub	3
I found a Wikipedia article about "Madrasian culture", which was a tool-using culture in South India from 2.5 million years ago. Doesn't that completely fly in the face of human history?	3
Why did Pol Pot implement Maoist policies years after they failed so much in China?	3
I just finished Band of Brothers, and when they arrive at a work camp, all the prisoners are adult males. What happened to women and children during the Holocaust?	2
During the baroque and classical era, who were the type of people that made up an orchestra?	2
How often did westward travelers assimilate with Native Americans in 19th century America?	2
How true is the claim in this video that towns were built around brothels in the "Wild West"?	2
When did single and double quotation marks switch their use in writing?	1
When the earliest explorers reached the New World, they thought they reached Asia. Would there have been any way for Asians to dispel this notion, or were they too far removed?	1
When did an enforced "dress code" begin to appear in the workplace?	1