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TUESDAY TRIVIA: while this amazing feature may be about to have a rebirth, let's talk about DEATH!

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Flairs, posters, lurkers, lend me your ears! I come to praise our NEW MOD!

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TUESDAY TRIVIA: Are you a more interesting history teacher than Professor Binns? Let's talk about the HISTORY OF MAGIC!

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To what extent did the Sherlock Holmes stories actually precede, or even influence, the development of modern forensic science?

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The Sherlock Holmes story The Three Orange Pips revolves around the Ku Klux Klan. How well-known was the organization outside the US in the early 1890s, when the story was published? Was the depiction of the organization accurate, or just used as a generic "evil organization" for plot purposes?

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TUESDAY TRIVIA: "A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life" (Coco Chanel)- why don't you change our lives a bit with some fascinating discussion of the HISTORY OF HAIR!

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Announcing the Best of September winners!

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TUESDAY TRIVIA: "I have to write because if I don't get something down, then after a while I feel it's going to bang the side of my head off" (Terry Pratchett)- are you similarly compelled to write about the history of WORKS OF LITERATURE?

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We're talking about the HISTORY OF ILLNESS AND INJURY today, though if you want to write about COVID you'll have to bookmark this page til Jan 1, 2040!

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What were the differences between the Grits vs Tories in the Anne of Green Gables books?

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TUESDAY TRIVIA: while this amazing feature may be about to have a rebirth, let's talk about DEATH!	82
Flairs, posters, lurkers, lend me your ears! I come to praise our NEW MOD!	65
TUESDAY TRIVIA: Are you a more interesting history teacher than Professor Binns? Let's talk about the HISTORY OF MAGIC!	64
To what extent did the Sherlock Holmes stories actually precede, or even influence, the development of modern forensic science?	64
The Sherlock Holmes story The Three Orange Pips revolves around the Ku Klux Klan. How well-known was the organization outside the US in the early 1890s, when the story was published? Was the depiction of the organization accurate, or just used as a generic "evil organization" for plot purposes?	59
TUESDAY TRIVIA: "A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life" (Coco Chanel)- why don't you change our lives a bit with some fascinating discussion of the HISTORY OF HAIR!	58
Announcing the Best of September winners!	57
TUESDAY TRIVIA: "I have to write because if I don't get something down, then after a while I feel it's going to bang the side of my head off" (Terry Pratchett)- are you similarly compelled to write about the history of WORKS OF LITERATURE?	55
We're talking about the HISTORY OF ILLNESS AND INJURY today, though if you want to write about COVID you'll have to bookmark this page til Jan 1, 2040!	50
What were the differences between the Grits vs Tories in the Anne of Green Gables books?	48