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Was it common for the average citizen to know Morse code back when telegrams were still the main form of long distance communication?

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Was the infant mortality rate the same for the Native Americans as it was for the Europeans in 1800?

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I can't roll my R's. Would that have been considered a speech impediment in cultures where rolling the R's is necessary for the pronunciation of the language?

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Was it common for the average citizen to know Morse code back when telegrams were still the main form of long distance communication?	290
Was the infant mortality rate the same for the Native Americans as it was for the Europeans in 1800?	15
I can't roll my R's. Would that have been considered a speech impediment in cultures where rolling the R's is necessary for the pronunciation of the language?	8