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Why exactly did folks in the age of sail think saurkraut prevented/cured scurvy?

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Was there a technological reason trenches weren't used extensively before WWI? Wouldn't the technique have been useful in Napoleonic/US Civil War era combat?

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When did fly-fishing acquire its "high class" reputation?

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Radio experts - what in the world is the broadcaster signing off with in this old Donald Duck cartoon?

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Was Halloween in the United States always a holiday geared toward children?

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Was wood ever a significant component of European armor?

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How would Native Americans in, say, the New England area process/eat the Three Sisters?

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"Slasher" movies, featuring a singular antihero-ish villain who punished immorality - hit their peak in the 1980s - was this just a quirk of the movie industry, or was it something more?

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What was the point of mounted infantry in medieval European armies?

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How would an English knight - say, John of Gaunt - react to the modern practice of knighting actors, artists, and the like? Was there an equivalent liberal arts honor?

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Why exactly did folks in the age of sail think saurkraut prevented/cured scurvy?	4
Was there a technological reason trenches weren't used extensively before WWI? Wouldn't the technique have been useful in Napoleonic/US Civil War era combat?	4
When did fly-fishing acquire its "high class" reputation?	4
Radio experts - what in the world is the broadcaster signing off with in this old Donald Duck cartoon?	3
Was Halloween in the United States always a holiday geared toward children?	3
Was wood ever a significant component of European armor?	3
How would Native Americans in, say, the New England area process/eat the Three Sisters?	3
"Slasher" movies, featuring a singular antihero-ish villain who punished immorality - hit their peak in the 1980s - was this just a quirk of the movie industry, or was it something more?	3
What was the point of mounted infantry in medieval European armies?	3
How would an English knight - say, John of Gaunt - react to the modern practice of knighting actors, artists, and the like? Was there an equivalent liberal arts honor?	3