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When did stocks in the town square fall out of favor as a method of punishment?	11
Crash Course WH notes that nomadic societies typically don't form cities, unless you are the Mongols. How did these Mongol cities function (for example how would they feed their population, what did their inhabitants do for a living and with their free time)? Did they largely outlast the empire?	11
How much debate went into the decision to intern the Japanese in WWII? Were there dissenting voices? Did Roosevelt consider going to Congress to get cover for the move, and could he have gotten it (under the premise that national security is the executive's prerogative)?	11
How were medieval mayors (like, say, mayor Walworth of London during the peasant's revolt) chosen?	11
Why wasn't the Divine Comedy written in Latin?	11
What's led India, Pakistan, and China to all claim Kashmir?	11
In the century before Augustus, numerous popular leaders emerged who threatened to undermine the authority of the Senate, only to be assassinated. What, if anything, did Augustus do differently that allowed him to escape this fate and to consolidate power?	11
How are Julius and Ethel Rosenberg regarded by historians? Is there a significant difference in how they're regarded outside the United States? Is there consensus as to whether she was guilty? Ultimately, M.A.D. appears to have resulted in an era of peace, does anyone credit them?	11
An unabridged performance of Hamlet can last up to four hours; how did that work in ~1600, when it was composed?	11
Prior to bitcoin, have there been any attempts to create an artificial currency not tied to a particular country?	11

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