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My Australian city has a lot of Dutch immigrants, or the descendants thereof. Why did so many Dutch people leave the Netherlands after WWII?

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I've heard that the Ancient Greeks used bread to wipe their hands at meals. Was bread really so cheap, plentiful and easy to produce that it made sense to use it as a napkin?

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Until fairly recently in human history, hats and head-coverings were common. Why did this change?

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My Australian city has a lot of Dutch immigrants, or the descendants thereof. Why did so many Dutch people leave the Netherlands after WWII?	40
I've heard that the Ancient Greeks used bread to wipe their hands at meals. Was bread really so cheap, plentiful and easy to produce that it made sense to use it as a napkin?	25
Until fairly recently in human history, hats and head-coverings were common. Why did this change?	3