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People sure dressed in heavy clothes in the wild west (E.g. Tombstone, AZ). Are there any notable instances of negative consequences of this and/or how they managed to get along without proper air conditioning?

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How did people in 18th century America predict/prepare for/survive hurricanes and tropical storms?

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How did American farms (and families) recover from the dust bowl storms of the 1930's?

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Have any people throughout history had any profound ideas or inventions that they attributed to a dream?

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Did pirates wear life preservers?

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People sure dressed in heavy clothes in the wild west (E.g. Tombstone, AZ). Are there any notable instances of negative consequences of this and/or how they managed to get along without proper air conditioning?	538
How did people in 18th century America predict/prepare for/survive hurricanes and tropical storms?	119
How did American farms (and families) recover from the dust bowl storms of the 1930's?	5
Have any people throughout history had any profound ideas or inventions that they attributed to a dream?	2
Did pirates wear life preservers?	0