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Were Budapesti public schools exceptionally good at teaching science and math in the late 19th and pre-WWII 20th Centuries? If so, how and why?

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What place does cliodynamics have in historiography?

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When the UK initiated research on breaking the sound barrier, was it purely a "blue sky" project or did they expect it to improve the high speed performance of combat aircraft during the war? Were any WWII airplane designs influenced by the project's research?

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How do limits on archeological methods used in the study of American Indian remains and sites (e.g., genetic testing) limit our knowledge of American Indian history? What, exactly, are the limits and what are their origins?

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Do we know the origin of the myth (and recurring AH question) that generations before such-and-such didn't love their children?

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How and when did cars and motorcycles develop unwritten standards for control layouts?

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What made the heavy fabric produced in Duffel so superior, it was worth trading internationally for and it became the namesake of a ubiquitous form of luggage? Why couldn't fabric makers elsewhere replicate the quality?

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What made the heavy fabrics produced in Duffel so superior, it was worth trading internationally for? Why couldn't fabric makers elsewhere replicate the quality?

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In "The Right Stuff," Wolfe (if I remember where I read this correctly) claims that the stereotypical pilot/ATC voice originated from other pilots mimicking West Virginian Chuck Yeager's distinctive voice. Is this correct?

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How/When/Why did "I" and "l" become difficult to tell apart in many common fonts and handwriting styles?

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Were Budapesti public schools exceptionally good at teaching science and math in the late 19th and pre-WWII 20th Centuries? If so, how and why?	4
What place does cliodynamics have in historiography?	4
When the UK initiated research on breaking the sound barrier, was it purely a "blue sky" project or did they expect it to improve the high speed performance of combat aircraft during the war? Were any WWII airplane designs influenced by the project's research?	4
How do limits on archeological methods used in the study of American Indian remains and sites (e.g., genetic testing) limit our knowledge of American Indian history? What, exactly, are the limits and what are their origins?	4
Do we know the origin of the myth (and recurring AH question) that generations before such-and-such didn't love their children?	4
How and when did cars and motorcycles develop unwritten standards for control layouts?	4
What made the heavy fabric produced in Duffel so superior, it was worth trading internationally for and it became the namesake of a ubiquitous form of luggage? Why couldn't fabric makers elsewhere replicate the quality?	4
What made the heavy fabrics produced in Duffel so superior, it was worth trading internationally for? Why couldn't fabric makers elsewhere replicate the quality?	4
In "The Right Stuff," Wolfe (if I remember where I read this correctly) claims that the stereotypical pilot/ATC voice originated from other pilots mimicking West Virginian Chuck Yeager's distinctive voice. Is this correct?	4
How/When/Why did "I" and "l" become difficult to tell apart in many common fonts and handwriting styles?	4