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What was commercial fashion design like between the advent of mass production and the mass acceptance of washing machines?

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When and why did the profession of "realtor" emerge?

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How and why did the lottery transition from an illicit, homebrew "numbers game" to a legalized, state-run institution?

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How was Cuba able to afford so much foreign intervention in the Cold War era?

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Did Crawford Long really "discover" surgical anesthesia?

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What did the US do with the treasures found in the Merkers salt mine in the case that the original owners couldn't be identified?

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Did the need for raw materials during WWII lead to increases in civil forfeiture or other government seizures of civilian assets?

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It is known that the NSA interjected itself into the standardization of DES prior to its official adoption. Are there other known instances of the NSA (or other US government agencies) interfering in these early stages of digital technology development?

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Why was salt such a highly traded good between civilizations? Isn't it relatively easy to make your own salt if you're on the coast?

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I read that the Maya city of Tulum was a hub for the salt trade with other civilizations. Did the Maya not have the ability to produce salt?

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What was commercial fashion design like between the advent of mass production and the mass acceptance of washing machines?	3	AskHistorians
When and why did the profession of "realtor" emerge?	3	AskHistorians
How and why did the lottery transition from an illicit, homebrew "numbers game" to a legalized, state-run institution?	3	AskHistorians
How was Cuba able to afford so much foreign intervention in the Cold War era?	3	AskHistorians
Did Crawford Long really "discover" surgical anesthesia?	3	AskHistorians
What did the US do with the treasures found in the Merkers salt mine in the case that the original owners couldn't be identified?	2	AskHistorians
Did the need for raw materials during WWII lead to increases in civil forfeiture or other government seizures of civilian assets?	2	AskHistorians
It is known that the NSA interjected itself into the standardization of DES prior to its official adoption. Are there other known instances of the NSA (or other US government agencies) interfering in these early stages of digital technology development?	2	AskHistorians
Why was salt such a highly traded good between civilizations? Isn't it relatively easy to make your own salt if you're on the coast?	2	AskHistorians
I read that the Maya city of Tulum was a hub for the salt trade with other civilizations. Did the Maya not have the ability to produce salt?	2	AskHistorians