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I’ve recently learned there were a large number of Jews in Georgia in its founding years. What enticed so many Jews to come over, and how did they deal with being the antisemitism they’d have endured?

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In older versions of Snow White, her mother wishes for a daughter with “skin as white as snow,” I assume because wealthy people could stay inside and not toil in the fields; hence, they wouldn’t tan. Today the epitome of wealth is lazing by the poolside tanning away. How did this soft happen?

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[WP] For the third time this week, you’re awoken by the crying in the walls

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[WP] “It’s neither here or there.” “Yes. It’s everywhere.”

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Halloween is coming up, and with it a slew of classic sexualized costumes such as the fireman, nurse, and cop. When and why did Halloween become sexy?

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[WP] You’re a member of a group of janitors that work at a baseball stadium. It’s a boring job, average pay, and coincidently, the place where any and all supernatural/superhero/high-powered battles occur. Describe an average post-battle cleanup.

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What was the public’s reaction, especially the white public’s reaction, to scientists learning about humanity having started in Africa?

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How has the depiction of childbirth in film/tv evolved over time?

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[WP] After weeks of arguing, Spock has finally agreed to let Kirk host a ship-wide game of laser-tag.

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Are the songs “This little light of mine” and “When pharaoh was in Egypt’s land” slave hymns or Jewish songs? Why do both groups sing these songs? Where did this meshing come from?

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I’ve recently learned there were a large number of Jews in Georgia in its founding years. What enticed so many Jews to come over, and how did they deal with being the antisemitism they’d have endured?	14	AskHistorians
In older versions of Snow White, her mother wishes for a daughter with “skin as white as snow,” I assume because wealthy people could stay inside and not toil in the fields; hence, they wouldn’t tan. Today the epitome of wealth is lazing by the poolside tanning away. How did this soft happen?	13	AskHistorians
[WP] For the third time this week, you’re awoken by the crying in the walls	13	WritingPrompts
[WP] “It’s neither here or there.” “Yes. It’s everywhere.”	12	WritingPrompts
Halloween is coming up, and with it a slew of classic sexualized costumes such as the fireman, nurse, and cop. When and why did Halloween become sexy?	12	AskHistorians
[WP] You’re a member of a group of janitors that work at a baseball stadium. It’s a boring job, average pay, and coincidently, the place where any and all supernatural/superhero/high-powered battles occur. Describe an average post-battle cleanup.	12	WritingPrompts
What was the public’s reaction, especially the white public’s reaction, to scientists learning about humanity having started in Africa?	11	AskHistorians
How has the depiction of childbirth in film/tv evolved over time?	11	AskHistorians
[WP] After weeks of arguing, Spock has finally agreed to let Kirk host a ship-wide game of laser-tag.	11	WritingPrompts
Are the songs “This little light of mine” and “When pharaoh was in Egypt’s land” slave hymns or Jewish songs? Why do both groups sing these songs? Where did this meshing come from?	11	AskHistorians