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Was honey anciently worth its weight in gold?

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After the Civil Rights Movement, but before social media and private channels, how would one have found and joined the KKK without accidentally outing themselves as a racist?

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How was the invented Korean alphabet of Han'gul introduced to the people?

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In his 2008 book on the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Issa Shivji goes out of his way to say that there is no evidence of British involvement in the Zanzibari Revolution. How accurate is that claim, and why would a modern Tanzanian historian feel the need to stress that point?

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In the ancient world, were teenagers arrogant and annoying?

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19th Century Mormon leadership was notoriously bearded, EXCEPT for their founder Joseph Smith. Why didn't Smith wear a beard like so many other early Mormon leaders?

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Before credit/debit cards, and during periods of hyperinflation, where did shopkeepers store all that cash?

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How did early Canadians translate well enough for commerce, but not well enough to understand that "Canada" meant "village", that it wasn't the name of the whole landmass/territory?

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Descriptions of United States southern plantation houses and Brazilian casas-grandes are strikingly similar. What caused this?

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How did we get the school grading systems we have today in the US?

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Was honey anciently worth its weight in gold?	3	AskHistorians
After the Civil Rights Movement, but before social media and private channels, how would one have found and joined the KKK without accidentally outing themselves as a racist?	3	AskHistorians
How was the invented Korean alphabet of Han'gul introduced to the people?	3	AskHistorians
In his 2008 book on the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Issa Shivji goes out of his way to say that there is no evidence of British involvement in the Zanzibari Revolution. How accurate is that claim, and why would a modern Tanzanian historian feel the need to stress that point?	3	AskHistorians
In the ancient world, were teenagers arrogant and annoying?	3	AskHistorians
19th Century Mormon leadership was notoriously bearded, EXCEPT for their founder Joseph Smith. Why didn't Smith wear a beard like so many other early Mormon leaders?	2	AskHistorians
Before credit/debit cards, and during periods of hyperinflation, where did shopkeepers store all that cash?	2	AskHistorians
How did early Canadians translate well enough for commerce, but not well enough to understand that "Canada" meant "village", that it wasn't the name of the whole landmass/territory?	2	AskHistorians
Descriptions of United States southern plantation houses and Brazilian casas-grandes are strikingly similar. What caused this?	2	AskHistorians
How did we get the school grading systems we have today in the US?	2	AskHistorians