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What do we know about the mortality/success rate during the Polynesian voyages of migration? If I were a navigator signing up for one of these voyages do I stand a reasonable chance of ending up colonizing a new island or am I signing up for something more akin to a suicide mission?

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How and why did curly fries become associated with being distinctly seasoned and not just, you know, curly French fries?

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When did the trope “the customer is always right” become an american cultural pillar?

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39 years ago, b/c of a CBP blockade of US-1, Key West seceded forming the conch republic. It then declared war by pelting a Naval Officer with stale Cuban bread, surrendered and demanded $1bn in aid. What were the socio-political factors that would drive the CBP to blockade the only road out of KW?

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What was the Jakarata (Batavia) like prior to the Dutch East India company designating it as it's main overseas administer HQ?

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What was the socio-political role/status of catholic clergy in mid-war and post-war Britain?

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What do we know about the mortality/success rate during the Polynesian voyages of migration? If I were a navigator signing up for one of these voyages do I stand a reasonable chance of ending up colonizing a new island or am I signing up for something more akin to a suicide mission?	218
How and why did curly fries become associated with being distinctly seasoned and not just, you know, curly French fries?	11
When did the trope “the customer is always right” become an american cultural pillar?	7
39 years ago, b/c of a CBP blockade of US-1, Key West seceded forming the conch republic. It then declared war by pelting a Naval Officer with stale Cuban bread, surrendered and demanded $1bn in aid. What were the socio-political factors that would drive the CBP to blockade the only road out of KW?	6
What was the Jakarata (Batavia) like prior to the Dutch East India company designating it as it's main overseas administer HQ?	5
What was the socio-political role/status of catholic clergy in mid-war and post-war Britain?	2