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Why do some countries in the West (specifically France) use a modified QWERTY keyboard, while most do not?

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Has there ever been a 13th-Amendment challenge to conscription/selective service in the United States? If so, how did it turn out?

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Why did the 8-track cassette ultimately fail?

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How did bugle(r)s work in combat? Were rank-and-file soldiers expected to memorize and act on certain bugle calls?

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Following World War II, was there animosity from Jews and Jewish groups toward Japan, due to its being the most prominent ally of the nation that perpetrated the Holocaust?

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Why did Elvis impersonation become a thing?

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How did the University of Michigan become a top-tier academic institution?

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The cello is a key instrument in the classical repertory, yet, unlike the piano, violin, bass, trumpet, guitar, and others, never made the transition to other genres of music as more than a curiosity. Why?

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Germany won the most medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, during Hitler's chancellorship. Has there ever been evidence of skullduggery on the part of the Germans?

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Were door-to-door salesman once as commonplace as old TV shows and movies make them seem? If so, what ended this phenomenon?

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Why do some countries in the West (specifically France) use a modified QWERTY keyboard, while most do not?	6
Has there ever been a 13th-Amendment challenge to conscription/selective service in the United States? If so, how did it turn out?	6
Why did the 8-track cassette ultimately fail?	6
How did bugle(r)s work in combat? Were rank-and-file soldiers expected to memorize and act on certain bugle calls?	6
Following World War II, was there animosity from Jews and Jewish groups toward Japan, due to its being the most prominent ally of the nation that perpetrated the Holocaust?	6
Why did Elvis impersonation become a thing?	6
How did the University of Michigan become a top-tier academic institution?	6
The cello is a key instrument in the classical repertory, yet, unlike the piano, violin, bass, trumpet, guitar, and others, never made the transition to other genres of music as more than a curiosity. Why?	6
Germany won the most medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, during Hitler's chancellorship. Has there ever been evidence of skullduggery on the part of the Germans?	6
Were door-to-door salesman once as commonplace as old TV shows and movies make them seem? If so, what ended this phenomenon?	6