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In the US, why were tattoos seen as something only “unsavory” people got? Has the acceptance of “neutral tattoos” (a moon, stars, someone’s partner, etc) been due to the secularization of society?

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Was there any concept of allergies before they were discovered?

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Why is the middle finger offensive?

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What’s the origin of the conspiracy theory that lizard people run the government? And is it true this conspiracy theory has antisemetic roots?

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The majority of football and basketball teams (in the US) are black; in the past, black or any non-white players were banned from playing, either by social or actual laws. How did basket and football, today seen as stereotypically black sports, become so, well, black?

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Where can I find example of Marylyn Monroe saying she’d been sexually abused as a child?

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Where did the rom com joke about women being control freaks over their weddings (and men having no say and disliking their own wedding) come from?

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What’s the story behind J.M Barries’s writing his “Captain Hook at Eton Speech?” When did he deliver it? Was it published at the time? Why did he write it, was it for some occasion?

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When did police start using lineups as a way to identify a suspect? Where do the noncriminals in the lineup crime from? Are they taken off the street and paid? What methods were used before lineups?

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When two or more people needed an enslaved person’s assistance at the same time, who “got” to “have” the enslaved persons assistance? Did social standing play into who would “get” the enslaved person?

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In the US, why were tattoos seen as something only “unsavory” people got? Has the acceptance of “neutral tattoos” (a moon, stars, someone’s partner, etc) been due to the secularization of society?	2
Was there any concept of allergies before they were discovered?	2
Why is the middle finger offensive?	2
What’s the origin of the conspiracy theory that lizard people run the government? And is it true this conspiracy theory has antisemetic roots?	2
The majority of football and basketball teams (in the US) are black; in the past, black or any non-white players were banned from playing, either by social or actual laws. How did basket and football, today seen as stereotypically black sports, become so, well, black?	2
Where can I find example of Marylyn Monroe saying she’d been sexually abused as a child?	2
Where did the rom com joke about women being control freaks over their weddings (and men having no say and disliking their own wedding) come from?	2
What’s the story behind J.M Barries’s writing his “Captain Hook at Eton Speech?” When did he deliver it? Was it published at the time? Why did he write it, was it for some occasion?	2
When did police start using lineups as a way to identify a suspect? Where do the noncriminals in the lineup crime from? Are they taken off the street and paid? What methods were used before lineups?	2
When two or more people needed an enslaved person’s assistance at the same time, who “got” to “have” the enslaved persons assistance? Did social standing play into who would “get” the enslaved person?	2