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I’ve heard the introduction of swimsuits in the early 20th century led to complaints from men, who didn’t want to cover their nipples in a one-piece. Apparently, led to it being acceptable in the West for men to be shirtless in a non-sexual way, at least at the beach. Is any part of this true?	6	AskHistorians
I’ve heard that there were many all-White private schools opened after the Supreme Court’s ruled segregated schools were unconstitutional. Who was the leading force behind the opening of these school? Did this happen in more than one state?	6	AskHistorians
“Gentlemen’s Agreement” is a 1947 movie that deals with antisemitism, set in New York. There is a sense of urgency in the movie that antisemitism will come to a head. If the movie had been made a few years later, at what point would it have been realistic for it to have mentioned the Holocaust?	6	AskHistorians
The opening sentences of the first Sherlock Holmes story A Study in Scarlet are as follows: " IN the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army. Having completed my studies there-	6	AskHistorians
[WP]It’s been weeks since the zombie virus trapped you in the indoor body farm with hundreds of zombies. Thankfully, the zombies aren’t hungry, just bored, and as the only one alive in the compound you’re in charge of keeping them entertained, with the help of some of the more recently dead	6	WritingPrompts
Christian mythology holds that Jesus had to die via God’s wishes in order to absolve humanity of its sins. If that’s the case, why did/do some people justify antisemitism by saying “Jews (supposedly) killed Jesus?” Didn’t Jews carry out God’s wishes?	6	AskHistorians
I was recently told department stores used have X-ray machines that they’d use to make sure a shoe properly fit. This was obviously before the risks of radiation were known, but how did we figure it out? I’ve read Nagasaki and Hiroshima helped, is this really where we learned this?	6	AskHistorians
Did Frederick Douglass ever mention his views on homosexuality/sexual deviance? For example, did he say anything about Oscar Wilde in personal letters?	5	AskHistorians
How did the public, scholars, laypersons, etc react to learning about the existence of germs? How on earth was the world convinced the reasons behind so many diseases are tiny creatures invisible to the naked eye that cover every surface?	5	AskHistorians
Before it was standardized, was spelling considered an art form? Was it considered to be like painting a picture of (for example) Adam and Eve, ie a basic format but plenty of wiggle room? Also, am I wrong in think the values placed on good handwriting and spelling have flipped over time?	5	AskHistorians

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