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Were average 19th century Americans able to afford enough fruits and vegetables to meet modern USDA guidelines of 2 cups of fruit and 3 cups per of vegetables per person/day? How reliant were average people on highly processed foods?

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How and why did so many of the Buddhist monastic orders and sects that took root in Asia become divorced from meditation as a cornerstone of the religion/practice?

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Did US citizens initially have more loyalty and affiliation with their colonies/states than the country as a whole after winning independence?

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Did those surviving the bubonic plague gain immunity from further outbreaks?

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What was a westerner doing captaining the Japanese ship "Tosa Maru" in 1911?

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How has the ideal male physique changed over time, and what were the drivers of that change?

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How common was it for kings or emperors to step down, retire, and hand power to their son/successor?

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The "Laws of the Indies," drew on the ancient Roman ideas of Vitruvius and the Renaissance ideas of Leon Battista Alberti to build "rational cities," from scratch, how they never had been in Europe. They were to be planned, logical, and civilized. How did these planned cities fare?

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Were archers disproportionately muscled on one side?

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Was it considered likely that the US invasions of Korea and Vietnam would trigger nuclear responses from Russia or China? If not, why?

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Were average 19th century Americans able to afford enough fruits and vegetables to meet modern USDA guidelines of 2 cups of fruit and 3 cups per of vegetables per person/day? How reliant were average people on highly processed foods?	3	AskHistorians
How and why did so many of the Buddhist monastic orders and sects that took root in Asia become divorced from meditation as a cornerstone of the religion/practice?	3	AskHistorians
Did US citizens initially have more loyalty and affiliation with their colonies/states than the country as a whole after winning independence?	3	AskHistorians
Did those surviving the bubonic plague gain immunity from further outbreaks?	3	AskHistorians
What was a westerner doing captaining the Japanese ship "Tosa Maru" in 1911?	3	AskHistorians
How has the ideal male physique changed over time, and what were the drivers of that change?	3	AskHistorians
How common was it for kings or emperors to step down, retire, and hand power to their son/successor?	3	AskHistorians
The "Laws of the Indies," drew on the ancient Roman ideas of Vitruvius and the Renaissance ideas of Leon Battista Alberti to build "rational cities," from scratch, how they never had been in Europe. They were to be planned, logical, and civilized. How did these planned cities fare?	3	AskHistorians
Were archers disproportionately muscled on one side?	3	AskHistorians
Was it considered likely that the US invasions of Korea and Vietnam would trigger nuclear responses from Russia or China? If not, why?	3	AskHistorians