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Despite his talent being widely recognized in his time, Carl Perkins never reached the heights of fame that so many of his Sun Records stable-mates like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis did. Why not?

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How did people transmit written correspondence in the Middle Ages?

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Before the advent of Buddhism (and later, Islam), what was the majority religion in Southeast Asia?

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What's up with the phenomenon of attractive weather girls in very tight dresses on Latin-American news channels? How did this start, and why did it become so widespread for Spanish-language news?

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Why is Germany named for the Alemanni, a small, rather short-lived collection of Franco-Germanic tribes, in Romance and other European languages?

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What is the origin of the practice of using call signs rather than names by military aviators? When did this practice begin, when did it become widespread, and why?

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I'm a 13th-Century knight in full-plate, as are my buddies. We are about to enter a pitched battle in an open field on foot. A deluge begins. How screwed are we?

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There are multiple conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Have other historical assassinations of world leaders led to similar, widespread conspiracy theorizing (or, indeed, the uncovering of actual conspiracies)?

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When did American musical forms first begin to dominate European forms in terms of popularity in Europe?

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Why has iced tea traditionally been deadly for law enforcement officers, but not for other professions?

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Despite his talent being widely recognized in his time, Carl Perkins never reached the heights of fame that so many of his Sun Records stable-mates like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis did. Why not?	2
How did people transmit written correspondence in the Middle Ages?	2
Before the advent of Buddhism (and later, Islam), what was the majority religion in Southeast Asia?	2
What's up with the phenomenon of attractive weather girls in very tight dresses on Latin-American news channels? How did this start, and why did it become so widespread for Spanish-language news?	2
Why is Germany named for the Alemanni, a small, rather short-lived collection of Franco-Germanic tribes, in Romance and other European languages?	2
What is the origin of the practice of using call signs rather than names by military aviators? When did this practice begin, when did it become widespread, and why?	2
I'm a 13th-Century knight in full-plate, as are my buddies. We are about to enter a pitched battle in an open field on foot. A deluge begins. How screwed are we?	2
There are multiple conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Have other historical assassinations of world leaders led to similar, widespread conspiracy theorizing (or, indeed, the uncovering of actual conspiracies)?	2
When did American musical forms first begin to dominate European forms in terms of popularity in Europe?	1
Why has iced tea traditionally been deadly for law enforcement officers, but not for other professions?	1