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I am a baby or toddler (i.e. too young for work or school) born into a working-class family in London circa, oh, let's say 1845. Who is most likely taking care of me during the day?	1092
Why did Britain divide India into only two countries (India and Pakistan) when the subcontinent has such a multitude of languages and cultures?	998
Did the other Kennedys (JFK, Bobby, Ted, etc.) ever comment upon their sister's lobotomy?	709
The popular conception of the popular-music landscape in the 1920s-40s is pretty much wall-to-wall jazz. But is that accurate? Suppose I'm an American in the second quarter or so of the 20th century (i.e., 1926-1950 or so) who doesn't care for Jazz-- what am I probably listening to instead?	478
Callery Pear trees are infamous for their fishy-smelling blossoms. With that in mind, whose bright idea was it to make them one of the most popular ornamental trees in the US and why did everyone go along with it?	333
Why are the names we use for so many Native American peoples (Sioux, Navajo, Aztec, etc.) so different from the ones they use among themselves (Lakota/Dakota/Oglala, Dineh, Mexica)?	328
To what extent would the Norse/Vikings have been aware of the Jewish people? Were there ever Jews living among the pre-Christian Norse in any significant number?	164
Since it seems likely that there was no great Hebrew exodus out of Egypt, is there a more plausible account of what the early history of the Jewish people might be like?	131
Asked this on /r/AskAnthropology and got nothing. In the movie Jeremiah Johnson, "Bearclaw" Chris Lapp describes the Crow as "an adulterous people." What would he have meant by that? What were Crow sexual mores like?	121
Did any cowboy cooks ever write down the recipes they made on the trail? Are any of them particularly appetizing?	119

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