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Just how widespread was homosexual intercourse among students in top English boarding schools prior to the modern era? And why was it something administrations often turned a blind eye to?

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Just how complicit was "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the Black Sox scandal of 1919?

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How important was the advent of the disposable napkin to the rise of take-out/fast food dining? Did the one definitively precede the other?

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Why do Jews stomp on a glass at the conclusion of their wedding ceremonies?

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What is the origin of the Hawaiian shirt?

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When and how did Boston, Massachusetts first become so heavily associated with Ireland and Irish culture?

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The Castro, West Hollywood, Chelsea, Boystown. What is the origin of the "gay village" in America, and when did these neighborhoods "come out" (i.e., become publicly acknowledged as gay/gay friendly) in major cities?

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When did police departments begin to have dedicated detective divisions? And when did they begin dividing detectives into areas such as homicide, vice, bunko, etc.?

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Since USS America (CV-66), all carriers in the US Navy (with the exception of USS Enterprise, CVN-80) have been named after people. Was there a reason for this shift to people from concepts, things, and places in the mid-1960s?

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Chefs in the west primarily use long, pointed chef's knives as utility cutters, while in China, squat, rectangular, cleaver-like implements are used. What led to the rise of each of these implements in their respective kitchens, and why the discrepancy?

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Just how widespread was homosexual intercourse among students in top English boarding schools prior to the modern era? And why was it something administrations often turned a blind eye to?	121
Just how complicit was "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the Black Sox scandal of 1919?	114
How important was the advent of the disposable napkin to the rise of take-out/fast food dining? Did the one definitively precede the other?	112
Why do Jews stomp on a glass at the conclusion of their wedding ceremonies?	110
What is the origin of the Hawaiian shirt?	107
When and how did Boston, Massachusetts first become so heavily associated with Ireland and Irish culture?	103
The Castro, West Hollywood, Chelsea, Boystown. What is the origin of the "gay village" in America, and when did these neighborhoods "come out" (i.e., become publicly acknowledged as gay/gay friendly) in major cities?	100
When did police departments begin to have dedicated detective divisions? And when did they begin dividing detectives into areas such as homicide, vice, bunko, etc.?	99
Since USS America (CV-66), all carriers in the US Navy (with the exception of USS Enterprise, CVN-80) have been named after people. Was there a reason for this shift to people from concepts, things, and places in the mid-1960s?	91
Chefs in the west primarily use long, pointed chef's knives as utility cutters, while in China, squat, rectangular, cleaver-like implements are used. What led to the rise of each of these implements in their respective kitchens, and why the discrepancy?	91