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

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Prior to the widespread adoption of the telephone, how did people summon the police or medical assistance when in immediate danger?

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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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How much of a difference did firearms make on the physical size of robbers and other criminals? Is there historical evidence that criminals were typically big and strong before firearms?

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Why are Japanese style, architecture, and objects d'art more minimalistic and spare than Chinese ones, when the former culture is derived, at least in part, from the latter?

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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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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	AskHistorians
How did people transmit written correspondence in the Middle Ages?	2	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Before the advent of Buddhism (and later, Islam), what was the majority religion in Southeast Asia?	2	AskHistorians
Prior to the widespread adoption of the telephone, how did people summon the police or medical assistance when in immediate danger?	2	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
How much of a difference did firearms make on the physical size of robbers and other criminals? Is there historical evidence that criminals were typically big and strong before firearms?	2	AskHistorians
Why are Japanese style, architecture, and objects d'art more minimalistic and spare than Chinese ones, when the former culture is derived, at least in part, from the latter?	2	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians