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In Westerns, there is often a brothel and prostitution depicted. Today, in America, prostitution is still only legal in Nevada. What happened? How and when did prostitution go from common to underground in America?

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Ancient ruins with secret traps/hidden dangers. Is this trope based on anything that really existed, or is it only attributed to adventure writers and film?

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In medieval times when people drank alcohol heavily, how were babies able to be born healthy (without fetal alcohol syndrome)? Was their alcohol different from today's drinks?

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How did the South (Southern United States) end up so deeply religious, compared to the Northeast or West?

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In Norse society if a warrior was wounded in battle but survived, how would he be treated by his community when he returned home?

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What do we know about the final days inside the Roman Colosseum? Why did people stop going?

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Are there any films which accurately portray antiquity or the Middle Ages?

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Is there evidence that printed propaganda dropped in enemy territory had a significant effect on them or the outcome of WW2?

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Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed healthy foods to his ill patients. What kinds of food were considered healthy and unhealthy 2,400 years ago?

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What was the naval warfare like in the Middle Ages, before the invention of cannons and missiles?

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In Westerns, there is often a brothel and prostitution depicted. Today, in America, prostitution is still only legal in Nevada. What happened? How and when did prostitution go from common to underground in America?	2741	AskHistorians
Ancient ruins with secret traps/hidden dangers. Is this trope based on anything that really existed, or is it only attributed to adventure writers and film?	985	AskHistorians
In medieval times when people drank alcohol heavily, how were babies able to be born healthy (without fetal alcohol syndrome)? Was their alcohol different from today's drinks?	390	AskHistorians
How did the South (Southern United States) end up so deeply religious, compared to the Northeast or West?	350	AskHistorians
In Norse society if a warrior was wounded in battle but survived, how would he be treated by his community when he returned home?	267	AskHistorians
What do we know about the final days inside the Roman Colosseum? Why did people stop going?	257	AskHistorians
Are there any films which accurately portray antiquity or the Middle Ages?	63	AskHistorians
Is there evidence that printed propaganda dropped in enemy territory had a significant effect on them or the outcome of WW2?	28	AskHistorians
Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed healthy foods to his ill patients. What kinds of food were considered healthy and unhealthy 2,400 years ago?	16	AskHistorians
What was the naval warfare like in the Middle Ages, before the invention of cannons and missiles?	11	AskHistorians