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Why are ponds/lakes in Central Park (NYC) mostly supplied by the city's drinking water? Also, has it been a nuisance in years past for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection?

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How did train stations in constrained urban locations expand in the past?

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Were there any indigenous settlers in Iceland? If not, why so?

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When and why did "honey" and "sweetie" become common terms for addressing spouses?

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As a local of MI, I keep hearing that the Midwest states are slowly changing their pronunciation of vowels, or the Northern Cities Vowel Shift. When did this start, and is it still ongoing?

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How much of an impact did Gettysburg have on Dwight D. Eisenhower?

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Robert Moses famously built things without worrying about anything in the way. He also was known as arrogant. Why did New York City hire him, and why did they keep him in the planner position for so long before firing him?

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Why are the Izu & Ogasawara island chains part of Tokyo Prefecture?

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"Ebenezer Goode" by The Shamen was famously about ecstasy. How did this affect the perception of the rave counterculture in the UK?

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Is it true that the 1783 Laki eruption might've triggered the events in motion for the French Revolution? Furthermore, who else did it affect?

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Why are ponds/lakes in Central Park (NYC) mostly supplied by the city's drinking water? Also, has it been a nuisance in years past for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection?	11
How did train stations in constrained urban locations expand in the past?	10
Were there any indigenous settlers in Iceland? If not, why so?	8
When and why did "honey" and "sweetie" become common terms for addressing spouses?	7
As a local of MI, I keep hearing that the Midwest states are slowly changing their pronunciation of vowels, or the Northern Cities Vowel Shift. When did this start, and is it still ongoing?	6
How much of an impact did Gettysburg have on Dwight D. Eisenhower?	6
Robert Moses famously built things without worrying about anything in the way. He also was known as arrogant. Why did New York City hire him, and why did they keep him in the planner position for so long before firing him?	5
Why are the Izu & Ogasawara island chains part of Tokyo Prefecture?	5
"Ebenezer Goode" by The Shamen was famously about ecstasy. How did this affect the perception of the rave counterculture in the UK?	4
Is it true that the 1783 Laki eruption might've triggered the events in motion for the French Revolution? Furthermore, who else did it affect?	4