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Why did Frank and Jesse James garner a popular reputation as heroes when in point of fact they were chiefly cold-blooded killers and thieves?

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Prior to the wide acceptance of plate-tectonic theory, how were earthquakes explained?

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What is the history of the shopping mall? When did malls replace "main street" and why?

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What is the history of the Armenian immigration to Glendale, California? Why did that location in particular attract so many Armenians?

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What is a brief history of the bad blood between (South) Koreans and Japanese?

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Why did the maple leaf become associated with Canada (or vice-versa)?

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How old and how universal is the winking of one eye as a gesture of playfulness/flirtatiousness in human culture?

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In feudal Japan, it was illegal for non-samurai to own swords. How common was it for bandits or peasants to acquire and maintain swords, and how did they get them?

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How were very tall people (6'5"/1.9m+) viewed in pre-modern Europe and Asia? Were they subject to ridicule or reverence, or not noticed at all?

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In Mafia films and television shows set in the 20th Century, a common device is to have people killed by placing a bomb on their cars that explodes when the ignition is turned. Was anyone verifiably assassinated in such a manner? Did such devices really exist?

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Why did Frank and Jesse James garner a popular reputation as heroes when in point of fact they were chiefly cold-blooded killers and thieves?	10	AskHistorians
Prior to the wide acceptance of plate-tectonic theory, how were earthquakes explained?	10	AskHistorians
What is the history of the shopping mall? When did malls replace "main street" and why?	10	AskHistorians
What is the history of the Armenian immigration to Glendale, California? Why did that location in particular attract so many Armenians?	10	AskHistorians
What is a brief history of the bad blood between (South) Koreans and Japanese?	9	AskHistorians
Why did the maple leaf become associated with Canada (or vice-versa)?	9	AskHistorians
How old and how universal is the winking of one eye as a gesture of playfulness/flirtatiousness in human culture?	9	AskHistorians
In feudal Japan, it was illegal for non-samurai to own swords. How common was it for bandits or peasants to acquire and maintain swords, and how did they get them?	9	AskHistorians
How were very tall people (6'5"/1.9m+) viewed in pre-modern Europe and Asia? Were they subject to ridicule or reverence, or not noticed at all?	9	AskHistorians
In Mafia films and television shows set in the 20th Century, a common device is to have people killed by placing a bomb on their cars that explodes when the ignition is turned. Was anyone verifiably assassinated in such a manner? Did such devices really exist?	9	AskHistorians