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Did Calvin advocate the puritanical austerity that his followers seemed to preach, or was he more moderate?

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What is the airspeed velocity of a dragon carrying a coconut?

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What is the state of the field of epigenetics? How widely accepted are its ideas?

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When and how was power split between the British House of Commons and the House of Lords? If there is no constitution, who decided which House got which power?

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This BBC article discusses the tradition of 'bundling' in northern Europe, where men and women in their late teens and early twenties were allowed to sleep in the same bed, but not allowed to have sexual contact. Does anyone have recommendations or sources on the bundling phenomenon?

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In plays such as Wycherley's The Country-Wife we see what Montesquieu called the English amour philosophique for eunuchs. How common was European representation of eunuchs in plays, pornography and literature of the 16th and 17th centuries? Do they tend to be characterized as evil or good?

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To what extent can 'folklore' and 'folksong' be called 'authentic' representations of popular culture as so far as they are written down and contextualized, by academics or individuals with an agenda?

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What was the public reaction to the publication of Marie Stopes' sex-guide Married Love or Love in Marriage in 1918?

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How was the 'ideal' woman portrayed in medieval portraits and manuscripts?

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When and where did engravers and printers switch from woodblock-printing to copper or gold-plate printing for images?

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Did Calvin advocate the puritanical austerity that his followers seemed to preach, or was he more moderate?	4	AskHistorians
What is the airspeed velocity of a dragon carrying a coconut?	4	AskHistorians
What is the state of the field of epigenetics? How widely accepted are its ideas?	4	askscience
When and how was power split between the British House of Commons and the House of Lords? If there is no constitution, who decided which House got which power?	3	AskHistorians
This BBC article discusses the tradition of 'bundling' in northern Europe, where men and women in their late teens and early twenties were allowed to sleep in the same bed, but not allowed to have sexual contact. Does anyone have recommendations or sources on the bundling phenomenon?	3	AskHistorians
In plays such as Wycherley's The Country-Wife we see what Montesquieu called the English amour philosophique for eunuchs. How common was European representation of eunuchs in plays, pornography and literature of the 16th and 17th centuries? Do they tend to be characterized as evil or good?	3	AskHistorians
To what extent can 'folklore' and 'folksong' be called 'authentic' representations of popular culture as so far as they are written down and contextualized, by academics or individuals with an agenda?	3	AskHistorians
What was the public reaction to the publication of Marie Stopes' sex-guide Married Love or Love in Marriage in 1918?	3	AskHistorians
How was the 'ideal' woman portrayed in medieval portraits and manuscripts?	3	AskHistorians
When and where did engravers and printers switch from woodblock-printing to copper or gold-plate printing for images?	2	AskHistorians