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In 'Little Women', set in 1860s Massachusetts, Amy and her classmates enjoy eating and trading pickled limes. Were these limes sweetened in any way? Or were these children really just straight-up sucking on plain limes? Why was this considered a delicious treat?

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How fast did news travel among indigenous peoples of the North America? Would it take weeks, months or decades for news of Europeans' arrival on the South and East coasts to reach people on the West coast?

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Are there paintings or other visual depictions of human physical traits that were once common but are now missing or very uncommon in the modern human gene pool?

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In 'Little Women', set in 1860s Massachusetts, Amy and her classmates enjoy eating and trading pickled limes. Were these limes sweetened in any way? Or were these children really just straight-up sucking on plain limes? Why was this considered a delicious treat?	321
How fast did news travel among indigenous peoples of the North America? Would it take weeks, months or decades for news of Europeans' arrival on the South and East coasts to reach people on the West coast?	11
Are there paintings or other visual depictions of human physical traits that were once common but are now missing or very uncommon in the modern human gene pool?	3