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I’m a crotchety old man in the 1700s. What do I complain about “kids these days” not appreciating and what sort of new inventions are ruining the world?

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Did Genghis Khan deliberately exaggerate his actions as a brutal tyrant to frighten his enemies? Or does historical evidence illustrate that he actually did what the stories say?

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What sort of unexpected knowledge did we gain from studying victims of Pompeii? Were there preserved bodies or items that led to academic or cultural revelations?

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I’m a fashionable woman in a “middle-class” Irish family in the pre-revolution 1600s and I make my own clothing. What is my fashion sense? What do I make and wear?

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The “big bads” of history, the figures that are infamous for horrible things... did any of them actually think of themselves as evil? Did any of them revel in being the worst of the worst, or did all of them justify their actions?

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I’m a crotchety old man in the 1700s. What do I complain about “kids these days” not appreciating and what sort of new inventions are ruining the world?	3397
Did Genghis Khan deliberately exaggerate his actions as a brutal tyrant to frighten his enemies? Or does historical evidence illustrate that he actually did what the stories say?	209
What sort of unexpected knowledge did we gain from studying victims of Pompeii? Were there preserved bodies or items that led to academic or cultural revelations?	6
I’m a fashionable woman in a “middle-class” Irish family in the pre-revolution 1600s and I make my own clothing. What is my fashion sense? What do I make and wear?	2
The “big bads” of history, the figures that are infamous for horrible things... did any of them actually think of themselves as evil? Did any of them revel in being the worst of the worst, or did all of them justify their actions?	1