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A significant amount of traditional Mexican music, particularly from the North, sounds basically identical to traditional German polka. Is there some historical connection between German music and Mexican music, or is this a coincidence?
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Let's say I'm a wealthy, but otherwise average civilian in suburban California in 1955, and I, for some reason, need to generate a burst of 1.21 gigawatts of electricity. Would I have any reasonable options available to me to do this?
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Farmers and other tradesmen seemed to have relied quite a bit on almanacs in the pre-modern period. Did these almanacs actually contain accurate predictions about weather, moon phases, and tides, etc.? How were these predictions derived at this time?
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How far back does "Jody" go? Did Redcoats fret about their wives schtupping some Northumbrian baronet back home during the Seven Years' War? Mongols during their conquest? Roman centurions?
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In 1883 (Paramount+ series), a group traveling from Fort Worth to Oregon is told to take the train, rather than going by wagon, because of the danger. They reply that the train is "too expensive." Was it cheaper to cross the country by wagon than steam train? If so, why, and what were the costs?
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Is it fair to say that so-called "MAD" (Mutually Assured Destruction) Doctrine played a crucial role in averting open conflict between major powers powers in the mid-late 20th Century?
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Films and TV shows set in the 18th and 19th centuries frequently depict characters attending balls in which they participate in group line dances. What sorts of dances might one be expected to perform at such occasions, and how would one learn the steps?
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Irving Stone surmised that, prior to the publication of his novel 'Lust for Life' in 1955, "only a few hundred" Americans had heard of Vincent van Gogh. Is this true? And if so, what has led to the meteoric rise in van Gogh's reputation in the U.S. in the last 75 years?
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