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Did telemarketing arise after the implementation of automatic switchboards? Or did switchboard operators play a part in the rise of telemarketing?

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Does anyone know the history of vitrified forts across Europe and the reason/cause behind their vitrified state?

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What is the origin story of Tlaxcala? How was it founded and who founded it?

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Why is the American football season played in late summer to early winter?

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What exactly do chopped off heads of people have to do with fertility and planting amongst the Nasca?

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What did the homes of chichimecs look like? Were they temporary and mobile?

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Why is there a twenty year gap between when the Soviet Union sent up their first woman to space (Valentina Tereshkova, 1963) and when the United States sent up their first woman (Sally Ride, 1983)?

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Did Nero really flood an arena with salt water and set polar bears to fight against seals? How would Romans have gotten polar bears?

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Where did the hard shell taco originate from?

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Who are some famous female composers of orchestral music from the Classical era?

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Did telemarketing arise after the implementation of automatic switchboards? Or did switchboard operators play a part in the rise of telemarketing?	13
Does anyone know the history of vitrified forts across Europe and the reason/cause behind their vitrified state?	12
What is the origin story of Tlaxcala? How was it founded and who founded it?	11
Why is the American football season played in late summer to early winter?	11
What exactly do chopped off heads of people have to do with fertility and planting amongst the Nasca?	11
What did the homes of chichimecs look like? Were they temporary and mobile?	10
Why is there a twenty year gap between when the Soviet Union sent up their first woman to space (Valentina Tereshkova, 1963) and when the United States sent up their first woman (Sally Ride, 1983)?	10
Did Nero really flood an arena with salt water and set polar bears to fight against seals? How would Romans have gotten polar bears?	10
Where did the hard shell taco originate from?	9
Who are some famous female composers of orchestral music from the Classical era?	9