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I'm a hot blooded young Arab man of the early Rashidun Caliphate hitting the streets of Medina for a night out with my mates and I've got dirham burning a hole in my purse. What kind of vice and wanton pleasures are still available to me?

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How common was sexual violence against women during warfare in the Middle Ages? Were there successful attempts to limit or prevent it?

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80 years ago 'Reefer Madness' was made - a film decrying the vice of marijuana use. What effects did it have on the culture and perception of pot at the time it was made? Was it representative of public opinion?

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Secretary Mattis said "Alexander the Great would not be in the least bit perplexed by the enemy that we face right now in Iraq". Did Alexander ever face a guerrilla insurgency espousing a radical, suicidal doctrine? If so, how did he handle it?

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Were there Jewish fascists in Weimar Germany? What happened to them when Hitler came to power?

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In Inglorious Bastards, Churchill is seen loitering in a corner while an agent is briefed about Operation Kino. Was Churchill like to be a 'fly on the wall' in situations like this or is it an invention of Tarantino's?

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How did the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors" work before scissors were invented?

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What happened to the Carthaginian pantheon?

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Were American presidents before 1999 'allowed' to drink heavily or get high?

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Has there ever been a secular analysis of the authenticity of the Hadith? If so, what are some of the latest findings from the historiography?

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I'm a hot blooded young Arab man of the early Rashidun Caliphate hitting the streets of Medina for a night out with my mates and I've got dirham burning a hole in my purse. What kind of vice and wanton pleasures are still available to me?	3571
How common was sexual violence against women during warfare in the Middle Ages? Were there successful attempts to limit or prevent it?	375
80 years ago 'Reefer Madness' was made - a film decrying the vice of marijuana use. What effects did it have on the culture and perception of pot at the time it was made? Was it representative of public opinion?	351
Secretary Mattis said "Alexander the Great would not be in the least bit perplexed by the enemy that we face right now in Iraq". Did Alexander ever face a guerrilla insurgency espousing a radical, suicidal doctrine? If so, how did he handle it?	332
Were there Jewish fascists in Weimar Germany? What happened to them when Hitler came to power?	309
In Inglorious Bastards, Churchill is seen loitering in a corner while an agent is briefed about Operation Kino. Was Churchill like to be a 'fly on the wall' in situations like this or is it an invention of Tarantino's?	236
How did the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors" work before scissors were invented?	172
What happened to the Carthaginian pantheon?	163
Were American presidents before 1999 'allowed' to drink heavily or get high?	108
Has there ever been a secular analysis of the authenticity of the Hadith? If so, what are some of the latest findings from the historiography?	89