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Nov 16, 2025
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History of IQ testing and allegations of racial bias

IQ testing began in the early 20th century and was quickly adopted in schools, the military, and immigration control; critics say those uses and some test design choices produced and reinforced racial...

Dec 20, 2025
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Would a 15-shilling weekly wage in Charles Dickens's era meet contemporary US federal poverty and living-wage standards?

A simple conversion of Bob Cratchit’s 15 shillings a week into 2020s dollars yields wildly different answers depending on the method used, and none gives a clean yes/no answer to whether that wage wou...

Dec 1, 2025

What does The name Bob first recorded?

The name "Bob" is not an original standalone name but a medieval English diminutive of Robert, which itself comes from the Old German Hrodebert meaning "bright fame" (elements hrod = fame, berht = bri...

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