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How did painters who did portraits respond to the camera? Was the response (hah) negative?	9
What caused music videos to go from just a video of the band or singer jamming to telling a story or just being plain surreal?	9
What’s the origin of “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe?”	9
I find it sadly impossible to believe the dynamics of vulnerable minorities + Nazis wouldn’t have resulted in some form of sexual violence, so how did the larger issue of silencing/not believing people who’d bees sexually assaulted play into the recording of the Halocaust narrative*?	9
Homosexuality used to be regarded as an act, rather than an identity one could have. However, this began to change in the latter half of the 1800s. How did men, women, and gentlethem conceptions of themselves change? What sources would they have drawn on to mark this changing understanding?	9
Is it true that the symptoms of tuberculosis (pale skin, weight loss, red lips, bright eyes) are who those physical attributes are/were considered attractive? Why was tb romanticized in the first place?	8
Oscar Wilde’s wife allowed him 3 pounds a day while he lived in Paris, years after his horribly publicized societal downfallZ Why was his wife, a woman, allowed to be in charge of finances in the late 1890s?	8
Did vampires always suck blood, or is that a more modern retelling with human biology in mind?	8
There’s many different kinds of folklore associated with different regions and religions. What about Jewish folklore? Is/was there a distinct mythology, and was overshadowed by the mythos of Christianity?	8
If asked to name a city/ I pick up a travel brochure, there’s a good chance London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, Rome, etc. will be named. While these cities are centuries old, Miami is at most a century old. When did Miami become a city most anyone could name/a travel destination? And why did it?	8

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