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I just read that, when they tested the atomic bomb, there was a belief it might light the atmosphere on fire. If they believed this, why did they still test it?

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How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees or more, stay cool?

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How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees in the summer, stay cool?

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How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees in the summer, stay cool?

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Why are lamb and goat so ubiquitous in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine but less so in other cuisines, particularly that of Western Europe?

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I just finished watching The Great Escape with Steve McQueen. Did the escapees have any contingency plan if someone died during the construction of the tunnel?

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My government textbook says the option for states to withdraw from the union was discussed at the Constitutional Convention but eventually left out because of a lack of consensus on how to do it. Is this true?

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Was espionage practiced during the American Civil War?

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Why are lamb and goat so ubiquitous in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine but less so in other cuisines, particularly that of Western Europe?

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Why were Poland, Milan, and the Basque country less affected by the plague than the rest of Europe?

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I just read that, when they tested the atomic bomb, there was a belief it might light the atmosphere on fire. If they believed this, why did they still test it?	3686
How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees or more, stay cool?	143
How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees in the summer, stay cool?	63
How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees in the summer, stay cool?	49
Why are lamb and goat so ubiquitous in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine but less so in other cuisines, particularly that of Western Europe?	22
I just finished watching The Great Escape with Steve McQueen. Did the escapees have any contingency plan if someone died during the construction of the tunnel?	16
My government textbook says the option for states to withdraw from the union was discussed at the Constitutional Convention but eventually left out because of a lack of consensus on how to do it. Is this true?	16
Was espionage practiced during the American Civil War?	7
Why are lamb and goat so ubiquitous in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine but less so in other cuisines, particularly that of Western Europe?	6
Why were Poland, Milan, and the Basque country less affected by the plague than the rest of Europe?	3