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Urban folklore suggests that Delhi street vendors' use of frying and hot chilis has its roots in the Delhi Sultanate or Mughal period, and that it was encouraged as a response to poor water quality and food borne diseases. Is this true? Are there other examples of this practice elsewhere?

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What are other historical branches of military strategy and thought around the world? Help me escape Clausewitz

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Urban folklore suggests that Delhi street vendors' use of frying and hot chilis has its roots in the Delhi Sultanate or Mughal period, and that it was encouraged as a response to poor water quality and food borne diseases. Is this true? Are there other examples of this practice elsewhere?	226
What are other historical branches of military strategy and thought around the world? Help me escape Clausewitz	9