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Where did royalty relieve themselves in their palaces in the years before indoor plumbing and toilets?

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Has singing a song at someone's birthday been a thing in historic cultures?

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What is the historic smoking rate in the US before the CDC started tracking it in the 60s?

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In Game of Thrones, the iron throne and Dragonstone rock throne are in stark contrast from our historic thrones (gold, silver, ornate, etc). Is there any evidence of cultures/kings using more native/topical materials like this for their thrones?

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At what point and why did we start spraying bubbly wine to celebrate things?

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What are some historical examples of 'keys, wallet, cell phone'?

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I just read in the wiki article on (Nazi) German aviator Hanna Reitsch that, after WWII, German citizens were barred from flying powered aircraft. Is this true, and if so what were the reasons and what did it mean for commercial German aviation?

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(audio)book suggestions WWII-cold war?

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Having read a lot of histories of WWI and WWII, it seems many people kept diaries. At what point did that become normal and when/why did it die out?

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Where did royalty relieve themselves in their palaces in the years before indoor plumbing and toilets?	2
Has singing a song at someone's birthday been a thing in historic cultures?	2
What is the historic smoking rate in the US before the CDC started tracking it in the 60s?	1
In Game of Thrones, the iron throne and Dragonstone rock throne are in stark contrast from our historic thrones (gold, silver, ornate, etc). Is there any evidence of cultures/kings using more native/topical materials like this for their thrones?	1
At what point and why did we start spraying bubbly wine to celebrate things?	1
What are some historical examples of 'keys, wallet, cell phone'?	1
I just read in the wiki article on (Nazi) German aviator Hanna Reitsch that, after WWII, German citizens were barred from flying powered aircraft. Is this true, and if so what were the reasons and what did it mean for commercial German aviation?	1
(audio)book suggestions WWII-cold war?	1
Having read a lot of histories of WWI and WWII, it seems many people kept diaries. At what point did that become normal and when/why did it die out?	0