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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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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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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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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	AskHistorians
Just how complicit was "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the Black Sox scandal of 1919?	114	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Why do Jews stomp on a glass at the conclusion of their wedding ceremonies?	110	AskHistorians
What is the origin of the Hawaiian shirt?	107	AskHistorians
When and how did Boston, Massachusetts first become so heavily associated with Ireland and Irish culture?	103	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians