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Is there a consensus as to what caused the "Swing Revival" of the mid-1990s? Why did new takes on big-band music suddenly become so popular again?

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Did anyone at the Constitutional Convention or in the years immediately after it object to the 2nd Amendment?

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During WWII, how were propaganda pamphlets actually distributed?

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What was it about the Spanish Civil War that attracted so many foreign volunteers?

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Did other colonial powers come to appreciate/appropriate their colonized peoples' food like the English did with Curry?

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Why weren't there more women composers in the age of Beethoven, Mozart, etc?

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Given that the first website was finished in December of 1990, are there any major (as in still relevant) websites that currently qualify for discussion in AskHistorians under the 20-year rule?

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How much free time would a Roman Emperor have, and how might he spend it?

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When and how did WRITING IN ALL CAPS come to signify "shouting"?

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I've never seen it in real life, but I keep seeing it in movies and on TV: where did the practice of people playing board games outside on sidewalks begin?

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Is there a consensus as to what caused the "Swing Revival" of the mid-1990s? Why did new takes on big-band music suddenly become so popular again?	6
Did anyone at the Constitutional Convention or in the years immediately after it object to the 2nd Amendment?	6
During WWII, how were propaganda pamphlets actually distributed?	6
What was it about the Spanish Civil War that attracted so many foreign volunteers?	6
Did other colonial powers come to appreciate/appropriate their colonized peoples' food like the English did with Curry?	6
Why weren't there more women composers in the age of Beethoven, Mozart, etc?	5
Given that the first website was finished in December of 1990, are there any major (as in still relevant) websites that currently qualify for discussion in AskHistorians under the 20-year rule?	5
How much free time would a Roman Emperor have, and how might he spend it?	5
When and how did WRITING IN ALL CAPS come to signify "shouting"?	5
I've never seen it in real life, but I keep seeing it in movies and on TV: where did the practice of people playing board games outside on sidewalks begin?	5