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Why do so many towns use Native American figures as their high school mascot?

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Emily Dickinson's poems were initially published (posthumously) in the 1890s. Do we know what contemporary female poets thought of her/her work when it was finally released?

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What’s the history of medical gender transitioning? or: Around the time of, say, Stonewall (1969), what options were available for transgender people interested in sex reassignment?

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In the BBC sitcom "Upstart Crow", set in 1590s England, Will frequently rants about the journey from London to Stratford and back. What would that transport have actually looked like?

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I'm a student in 19th century America. What books am I reading in my English/Literature class(es), and what lessons am I expected to learn from reading and analyzing these texts?

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What was going on in the web development world that XHTML was designed to address? Was it successful?

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My mom's grandparents were Jews who came to America from Russia, Poland, and Austria in the 1910s. Would they likely have been considered "Russian" or "Polish" or "Austrian"?

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When and how did dinosaurs become marketed to children as fun animals?

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Was "lavender haze" really a popular term in the 50's to describe being in love?

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Why do so many towns use Native American figures as their high school mascot?

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Why do so many towns use Native American figures as their high school mascot?	29
Emily Dickinson's poems were initially published (posthumously) in the 1890s. Do we know what contemporary female poets thought of her/her work when it was finally released?	28
What’s the history of medical gender transitioning? or: Around the time of, say, Stonewall (1969), what options were available for transgender people interested in sex reassignment?	28
In the BBC sitcom "Upstart Crow", set in 1590s England, Will frequently rants about the journey from London to Stratford and back. What would that transport have actually looked like?	26
I'm a student in 19th century America. What books am I reading in my English/Literature class(es), and what lessons am I expected to learn from reading and analyzing these texts?	26
What was going on in the web development world that XHTML was designed to address? Was it successful?	22
My mom's grandparents were Jews who came to America from Russia, Poland, and Austria in the 1910s. Would they likely have been considered "Russian" or "Polish" or "Austrian"?	21
When and how did dinosaurs become marketed to children as fun animals?	19
Was "lavender haze" really a popular term in the 50's to describe being in love?	15
Why do so many towns use Native American figures as their high school mascot?	14