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Do British people really have bad teeth? Where does this stereotype come from? Or, if it's true, why do British people have bad teeth?

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When did British men begin referring to each other as "mate," and why didn't this practice catch on in America and Canada?

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Many neighboring countries have rivalries (friendly and otherwise), but are there any historical rivals that are separated by large distances?

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Why is it that Romance languages use the third-person pronoun/verb form as a polite form of address, although Latin does not?

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When and why did it become fashionable among bikers to disable/remove mufflers from their motorcycles' exhaust systems?

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Were any well-known monarchs aware of their styles during their lifetimes? What were their reactions? Did they ever attempt to quash, alter, or even issue their own styles?

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When and why did yodeling, a musical technique from the Alps, become associated with the Western music of cowboys and the Great Plains?

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To what degree was Japan's rapid economic turnaround after World War II spurred by its role as the primary logistical staging ground for the U.S. military in the Korean and Vietnam wars?

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How did Wisconsin become the dominant producer of cheese in the U.S.?

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The use of ship prefixes (e.g., USS, HMS, etc.) was and is common among the navies of Anglophone countries, but uncommon among non-Anglophone ones. Is there a historical reason for this?

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Do British people really have bad teeth? Where does this stereotype come from? Or, if it's true, why do British people have bad teeth?	3
When did British men begin referring to each other as "mate," and why didn't this practice catch on in America and Canada?	3
Many neighboring countries have rivalries (friendly and otherwise), but are there any historical rivals that are separated by large distances?	3
Why is it that Romance languages use the third-person pronoun/verb form as a polite form of address, although Latin does not?	3
When and why did it become fashionable among bikers to disable/remove mufflers from their motorcycles' exhaust systems?	3
Were any well-known monarchs aware of their styles during their lifetimes? What were their reactions? Did they ever attempt to quash, alter, or even issue their own styles?	3
When and why did yodeling, a musical technique from the Alps, become associated with the Western music of cowboys and the Great Plains?	3
To what degree was Japan's rapid economic turnaround after World War II spurred by its role as the primary logistical staging ground for the U.S. military in the Korean and Vietnam wars?	3
How did Wisconsin become the dominant producer of cheese in the U.S.?	3
The use of ship prefixes (e.g., USS, HMS, etc.) was and is common among the navies of Anglophone countries, but uncommon among non-Anglophone ones. Is there a historical reason for this?	3