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What is the history behind garden gnomes?

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Why did Irish river dancing explode in popularity during the 1990s?

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Bridging The Gap: Any interest in starting an AskHistorians "book club"?

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Why didn't Angkor Wat capture the public's imagination of lost jungle cities the same way Maya cities did? Especially considering both places were documented by Europeans in the mid19th century

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What's the origin of "Jinx! You owe me a Coke!"? Was this some kind of promotional campaign for Coca-Cola? Or were people indebted to others when saying the exact same thing as the other person for something other than Coke before it was invented?

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What is the history behind the piggy bank? Why not a cow bank? Or a snake bank? And were piggy banks always meant to hold coins?

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Was there "ethnic strife" in early colonial Mexico (i.e. Mexica v. Tlaxcallan, Purepecha v. Mexica, Maya v. Maya)? How did Spanish authorities quell these conflicts? How did they prevent them from happening in the first place?

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What is the history of curry? Who invented it? How did it spread? Is it really a British thing and not Indian?

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Why does it seem as though many Spanish staples do not have Mexican equivalents? Why didn't Mexico develop a tradition of growing olives for olive oil, curing jamón ibérico, and serving tapas?

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Which cultures did Russia encounter as they pushed eastward through Siberia towards the Pacific? Did these cultures willingly incorporate themselves into Russia? Or did some of them have to be conquered?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the history behind garden gnomes?	1888
Why did Irish river dancing explode in popularity during the 1990s?	1866
Bridging The Gap: Any interest in starting an AskHistorians "book club"?	1597
Why didn't Angkor Wat capture the public's imagination of lost jungle cities the same way Maya cities did? Especially considering both places were documented by Europeans in the mid19th century	782
What's the origin of "Jinx! You owe me a Coke!"? Was this some kind of promotional campaign for Coca-Cola? Or were people indebted to others when saying the exact same thing as the other person for something other than Coke before it was invented?	519
What is the history behind the piggy bank? Why not a cow bank? Or a snake bank? And were piggy banks always meant to hold coins?	477
Was there "ethnic strife" in early colonial Mexico (i.e. Mexica v. Tlaxcallan, Purepecha v. Mexica, Maya v. Maya)? How did Spanish authorities quell these conflicts? How did they prevent them from happening in the first place?	408
What is the history of curry? Who invented it? How did it spread? Is it really a British thing and not Indian?	379
Why does it seem as though many Spanish staples do not have Mexican equivalents? Why didn't Mexico develop a tradition of growing olives for olive oil, curing jamón ibérico, and serving tapas?	273
Which cultures did Russia encounter as they pushed eastward through Siberia towards the Pacific? Did these cultures willingly incorporate themselves into Russia? Or did some of them have to be conquered?	269