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I've read that mustard seeds were one of the most common spices for normal people in the middle ages. How were mustard seeds used before Heinz and French's?
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Outside North America, where has watermelon been a traditional summer refresher? Are there any places in particular, or traditions, that emphasize it?
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The Roman Empire had regions that specialized in different products. Where was garum, the fish sauce, mostly produced in the Mediterranean region?
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The Great Chicago Fire of October 1871 is said to have left 100,000 homeless. Do we know anything about what happened to those people as winter was around the corner? Did relief efforts successfully keep them out of the elements?
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Did Polynesians have enough continental rock (obsidian/chert/rhyolite) to produce sharp stone weapons? Were all Polynesian sharp weapons made of shark's teeth/sharpened wood?
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“Heteroflexible” or “mostly straight" people, what is it about the same sex that sometimes turns you on? NSFW
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In England in the 1600/1700s, would most people have been proficient at riding horses? Did only elites know how to ride?
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