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Was there a widespread, pre-Christian agrarian cult that survived to the Early Modern period in Europe?

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What is the origin of the “Witch Hat?” Were such hats ever a part of everyday wear, or were they created only for the trope?

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What distinguished the three French monarchist camps - the Bonapartists, the Orleanists, and the Legitimists - other than their candidate for the throne?

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What was the Crimean/Tartar slave trade? How did it relate to the nearby Arab slave trade?

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Did the king of Montenegro actually make it illegal not to own a pistol in 1910? If so, what impact did it have, both domestically and on Montenegro’s participation in WWI?

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How did German-speaking Swiss and the German unification movement view each other? What about Italian-Speaking Swiss and the Italian unification movement?

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How endemic was corruption in the late USSR? In what areas was it the most severe, and what steps were taken to address it?

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Monday Mysteries: Solving the Mystery

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Sergey Korolyov, head of the Soviet space program, was known only as "Chief Designer" during his lifetime, supposedly to protect him from American assassination attempts. How likely is it that the US was trying to assassinate him?

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What is the origin of the conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney died and was replaced with a body double? How did it gain so much traction?

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Was there a widespread, pre-Christian agrarian cult that survived to the Early Modern period in Europe?	59	AskHistorians
What is the origin of the “Witch Hat?” Were such hats ever a part of everyday wear, or were they created only for the trope?	58	AskHistorians
What distinguished the three French monarchist camps - the Bonapartists, the Orleanists, and the Legitimists - other than their candidate for the throne?	56	AskHistorians
What was the Crimean/Tartar slave trade? How did it relate to the nearby Arab slave trade?	52	AskHistorians
Did the king of Montenegro actually make it illegal not to own a pistol in 1910? If so, what impact did it have, both domestically and on Montenegro’s participation in WWI?	51	AskHistorians
How did German-speaking Swiss and the German unification movement view each other? What about Italian-Speaking Swiss and the Italian unification movement?	50	AskHistorians
How endemic was corruption in the late USSR? In what areas was it the most severe, and what steps were taken to address it?	47	AskHistorians
Monday Mysteries: Solving the Mystery	46	AskHistorians
Sergey Korolyov, head of the Soviet space program, was known only as "Chief Designer" during his lifetime, supposedly to protect him from American assassination attempts. How likely is it that the US was trying to assassinate him?	46	AskHistorians
What is the origin of the conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney died and was replaced with a body double? How did it gain so much traction?	45	AskHistorians