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Do we know how colonial American whisky would've tasted?

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"Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum." Do we know what pirate rum would have tasted like during the golden age of piracy?

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How would people put torn pages back together before the invention of tape?

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Why did so many cathedrals take so long to build?

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Where did the police custom of running youth sports leagues come from?

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When a vessel in the Age of Sail was in port, did they have security guards or something to keep people from getting in?

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What's the historical consensus on the generalship of Joseph E. Johnston in the American Civil War?

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Did the deportation of convicted Mafiosos to Sicily make the Mafia problem in Sicily worse?

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The Lewis and Clark expedition built lots of canoes on their cross-continent expedition. How long would it take to build one of these canoes?

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When and how did a stretch limousine change from being a symbol of wealth to being associated with bachelorette parties and high school prom?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do we know how colonial American whisky would've tasted?	2
"Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum." Do we know what pirate rum would have tasted like during the golden age of piracy?	2
How would people put torn pages back together before the invention of tape?	2
Why did so many cathedrals take so long to build?	2
Where did the police custom of running youth sports leagues come from?	2
When a vessel in the Age of Sail was in port, did they have security guards or something to keep people from getting in?	2
What's the historical consensus on the generalship of Joseph E. Johnston in the American Civil War?	2
Did the deportation of convicted Mafiosos to Sicily make the Mafia problem in Sicily worse?	2
The Lewis and Clark expedition built lots of canoes on their cross-continent expedition. How long would it take to build one of these canoes?	2
When and how did a stretch limousine change from being a symbol of wealth to being associated with bachelorette parties and high school prom?	2