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How did people deal with flies before the creation of mesh window coverings?

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How did Roman public bathrooms operate?

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Have there ever been cities based on gambling like how Las Vegas is?

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[Crime] How did the police avoid arresting the wrong person pre-modern policing?

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How did the LES in New York City end up so bombed out looking in the 70s/80s?

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How did people make screws in 1865?

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What is the history of American companies moving manufacturing to Asia? I’m particularly curious about textiles/clothing.

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“The dead man’s hand” in poker is central to an American western myth- have other card hands played a significant historical role?

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How did Rap music avoid lawsuits over samples?

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It’s 1745- I’m an enlisted British sailor- how educated am I?

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