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In the live performance of The Lady is a Tramp”, Frank Sinatra ad-libs “she’d never mess with a ‘smuck’ that she’d hate” and then immediately says “that’s not dirty, not the way I said it”. What did he mean?

160 upvotes • firstLOL

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How do I go about recording my family's oral history about our genealogy, my grandparents personal history, and maybe getting those recordings officially stored in some capacity?

160 upvotes • WarPig262

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Why did American’s kill so many Buffalos?

160 upvotes • Effective_Aggression

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In a Roman legion during the empire, would you be likely to have a man from Sicilia bunking with a man from Hispania or someone from Britain serving alongside someone from Syria? Or would each legion be fairly geographically segregated?

159 upvotes • ArmandoAlvarezWF

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In his book "Settlers", J. Sakai asserts that the Cherokee nation had a very sophisticated and Westernized society immediately prior to their march on the Trail of Tears, boasting a supreme court, two-house legislature, official newspaper, and budding literary tradition. Is all of this true?

159 upvotes • Vladith

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On April 17th, 1907, Ellis Island processed 11,747 immigrants...more than twice as many as an average day. What led to this?

159 upvotes • chikindiner

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Why did only the 13 Colonies rebel against the British government after the Seven Years War and not the rest of the British Colonies?

159 upvotes • NumberOneSeinfeldFan

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Where did the practice of three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) first arise?

159 upvotes • tacoman1111

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Did Pirates use the curvature of the earth to stalk ships they wanted to attack?

159 upvotes • sim667

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Did Cuban and South African troops ever fight directly in the Angolan Civil War?

159 upvotes • Archon7

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In the live performance of The Lady is a Tramp”, Frank Sinatra ad-libs “she’d never mess with a ‘smuck’ that she’d hate” and then immediately says “that’s not dirty, not the way I said it”. What did he mean?	160	firstLOL
How do I go about recording my family's oral history about our genealogy, my grandparents personal history, and maybe getting those recordings officially stored in some capacity?	160	WarPig262
Why did American’s kill so many Buffalos?	160	Effective_Aggression
In a Roman legion during the empire, would you be likely to have a man from Sicilia bunking with a man from Hispania or someone from Britain serving alongside someone from Syria? Or would each legion be fairly geographically segregated?	159	ArmandoAlvarezWF
In his book "Settlers", J. Sakai asserts that the Cherokee nation had a very sophisticated and Westernized society immediately prior to their march on the Trail of Tears, boasting a supreme court, two-house legislature, official newspaper, and budding literary tradition. Is all of this true?	159	Vladith
On April 17th, 1907, Ellis Island processed 11,747 immigrants...more than twice as many as an average day. What led to this?	159	chikindiner
Why did only the 13 Colonies rebel against the British government after the Seven Years War and not the rest of the British Colonies?	159	NumberOneSeinfeldFan
Where did the practice of three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) first arise?	159	tacoman1111
Did Pirates use the curvature of the earth to stalk ships they wanted to attack?	159	sim667
Did Cuban and South African troops ever fight directly in the Angolan Civil War?	159	Archon7