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Since squash, corn, and beans are the famous "three sisters" of American Indian agriculture, how come we don't have beans as a staple at the Thanksgiving meal? Were beans grown in Massachusetts at the time of the first Thanksgiving and were they served back then?

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How did hereditary nobility deal with the birth of twins and establishing lines of succession? Are there any historic examples of this scenario playing out?

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Since squash, corn, and beans are the famous "three sisters" of American Indian agriculture, how come we don't have beans as a staple at the Thanksgiving meal? Were beans grown in Massachusetts at the time of the first Thanksgiving and were they served back then?	12
How did hereditary nobility deal with the birth of twins and establishing lines of succession? Are there any historic examples of this scenario playing out?	7