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According to Wikipedia, one of Old Chief Smoke's children was Red Cloud. Red Cloud's page says his father was Chief Lone Man. Which is true?

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How did the term "Lower 48" come to describe the continental United States? It seems that would include Hawaii and exclude Maine.

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How far in advance did the American public know that the Moon landing was going to happen?

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When and how did we get the technology to identify sound frequencies, and map that an A is 440 Hz?

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Is the name Julia derived from Julius Caesar?

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In my copy of Trivial Pursuit: Genus IV (1996), there is a question "What's the only part of the Flavor Favors birthday candles that isn't edible?". The internet doesn't seem to hold any information on these. Does anyone have any insight?

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Under the Fugitive Slave Act, how did authorities know which owner to return an escapee back to?

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How did the Soviet Union dissolve? (Please read inside)

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How did the practice of signing things for finality come into being?

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On what day were the largest number of bombs dropped? Does this outnumber the amount of "F-Bombs" dropped?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
According to Wikipedia, one of Old Chief Smoke's children was Red Cloud. Red Cloud's page says his father was Chief Lone Man. Which is true?	6
How did the term "Lower 48" come to describe the continental United States? It seems that would include Hawaii and exclude Maine.	6
How far in advance did the American public know that the Moon landing was going to happen?	5
When and how did we get the technology to identify sound frequencies, and map that an A is 440 Hz?	4
Is the name Julia derived from Julius Caesar?	3
In my copy of Trivial Pursuit: Genus IV (1996), there is a question "What's the only part of the Flavor Favors birthday candles that isn't edible?". The internet doesn't seem to hold any information on these. Does anyone have any insight?	2
Under the Fugitive Slave Act, how did authorities know which owner to return an escapee back to?	2
How did the Soviet Union dissolve? (Please read inside)	1
How did the practice of signing things for finality come into being?	0
On what day were the largest number of bombs dropped? Does this outnumber the amount of "F-Bombs" dropped?	0