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Why do so many US elementary schools teach southeast Asian stick dancing in PE class?

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Would a middle-class 15-year-old British girl in the early 20th century still be playing with dolls?

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Why do US historians use "Victorian period" as an era?

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How did Indigenous American peoples respond to the introduction of house cats to the Americas during the Columbian exchange?

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Why was there a trend for Australian-themed things around the 1980s?

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How sure are we that Polynesians reached South America some 800 years ago?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do so many US elementary schools teach southeast Asian stick dancing in PE class?	210
Would a middle-class 15-year-old British girl in the early 20th century still be playing with dolls?	116
Why do US historians use "Victorian period" as an era?	83
How did Indigenous American peoples respond to the introduction of house cats to the Americas during the Columbian exchange?	7
Why was there a trend for Australian-themed things around the 1980s?	6
How sure are we that Polynesians reached South America some 800 years ago?	5