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Historically, the female body and sexuality has been either a misunderstood or taboo subject in Western Cultures. How did the study of gynecology fit into this?
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During the Cultural Revolution, I heard that Red Guards would chase down any house cats they saw and kill them for being symbols of the bourgeoisie. Is that true?!
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Why did the Spanish, out of all colonial empires, exhibit such zealous devotion to converting their Native populations to Catholicism?
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I’m the wife of an alcoholic, abusive husband in the USSR and looking to escape my relationship. What resources, if any, are available to me?
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I just learned that the U.S. Navy has primarily shouldered the burden of protecting and monitoring international shipping lanes since the end of World War Two. But what about before that? What was international shipping like in the 19th and early 20th centuries?
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In retrospect, FDR’s Court Packing scheme seems to be a monumental misstep and both policy wise and politically. It resulted in enormous backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after it was announced. So my question is, why didn’t any of his advisors tell Roosevelt how bad of an idea it was?
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How did early Christian conquests differ from Islamic conquests in their treatment of pagan religions?
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