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When, why, and how did humans start using pillows? (And generally, how have norms around sleeping positions varied throughout history?)

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What was it like to be a young adult before the concept of the "teenager" was invented? How were young adults viewed, and was their daily life different in any way from that of children and adults, in your era of study?

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What were our hopes/visions for what the internet/online spaces would become, before the advent of social media?

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How will “artifacts” from the 20th century & onward be preserved for the future, when so much these days is made out of hard-to-preserve materials?

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Why is there a German solider buried amidst a row of allied soldiers in the Saint-Symphorien WW1 commonwealth cemetery? Additionally, why do none of the German headstones in the cemetery have epitaphs?

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In times/places where torture and public shaming were relatively common punishments, were there any accounts of some people “enjoying” the punishments, or wanting the paraphernalia for their own use?

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The “Creation” of the Teenager

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When, why, and how did humans start using pillows? (And generally, how have norms around sleeping positions varied throughout history?)	1354
What was it like to be a young adult before the concept of the "teenager" was invented? How were young adults viewed, and was their daily life different in any way from that of children and adults, in your era of study?	48
What were our hopes/visions for what the internet/online spaces would become, before the advent of social media?	21
How will “artifacts” from the 20th century & onward be preserved for the future, when so much these days is made out of hard-to-preserve materials?	13
Why is there a German solider buried amidst a row of allied soldiers in the Saint-Symphorien WW1 commonwealth cemetery? Additionally, why do none of the German headstones in the cemetery have epitaphs?	4
In times/places where torture and public shaming were relatively common punishments, were there any accounts of some people “enjoying” the punishments, or wanting the paraphernalia for their own use?	2
The “Creation” of the Teenager	1