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Charles Curtis, Herbert Hoover's vice president, was of half Native American and half white ancestry, making him the first person of color to serve as VP. What was the public reaction to the nomination and election of a mixed-race/Native American person at this time?

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Was there ever a Romani equivalent of Zionism?

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Many bands now label themselves as "Viking folk" or "Viking metal". Do we know anything about what real medieval Norse music sounded like?

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How did the usual gymnastics apparatuses (vault, beam, pommel horse, etc) become standardized?

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What do we know about Elagabal, the deity?

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In the video game Civilization VI, the Babylonian leader Hammurabi wears a headdress featuring what appear to be Nazar amulets (🧿). Would this be historically accurate? What is the origin of this symbol?

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Books on the Arab Cold War?

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What do historians think of Tore Skeie's "The Wolf Age"?

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Why are Ancient Romans in popular culture typically depicted with English accents?

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What did the average English person know about phrenology in the mid-1800s?

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Charles Curtis, Herbert Hoover's vice president, was of half Native American and half white ancestry, making him the first person of color to serve as VP. What was the public reaction to the nomination and election of a mixed-race/Native American person at this time?	3601
Was there ever a Romani equivalent of Zionism?	109
Many bands now label themselves as "Viking folk" or "Viking metal". Do we know anything about what real medieval Norse music sounded like?	22
How did the usual gymnastics apparatuses (vault, beam, pommel horse, etc) become standardized?	16
What do we know about Elagabal, the deity?	13
In the video game Civilization VI, the Babylonian leader Hammurabi wears a headdress featuring what appear to be Nazar amulets (🧿). Would this be historically accurate? What is the origin of this symbol?	12
Books on the Arab Cold War?	6
What do historians think of Tore Skeie's "The Wolf Age"?	5
Why are Ancient Romans in popular culture typically depicted with English accents?	4
What did the average English person know about phrenology in the mid-1800s?	1