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When did getting married by a judge in a courthouse become accepted as an alternative to "proper church wedding?"

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Why is "There once was a man from Nantucket" the most famous of obscene limericks? NSFW

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According to the Wikipedia article on billboards, 4 states have banned billboards. Hawaii banned them in the 1920s. Why was there opposition to billboards in Hawaii then?

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During the Civil War, how did volunteer soldiers who were elected to officer positions learn to led their company, regiment, or brigade?

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How would an American go about joining the military before the Civil War? Were there recruiters like there are now? Where did these first Regulars come from?

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I've read that during John Bell Hood's frontal assault on the Union lines during the Battle of Franklin, the Union artillery was loaded with triple canister. What was the logic in this?

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Red Bull was created in 1987. Drinks like Dr. Enuf were marketed as early energy drinks? What’s the history of the energy drink as we know it?

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How did morganatic marriage work? What did the marriage contract look like?

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Why was John J Pershing tasked with completing the first topographical road map of the US? Did the Pershing Map only describe tactical values of various roads?

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When it came time to survey land in Middle Ages England, children had their ears boxed or were beaten with rocks in the annual "beating of bounds" to help them remember the metes and bounds? Was this widely practiced?

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When did getting married by a judge in a courthouse become accepted as an alternative to "proper church wedding?"	15
Why is "There once was a man from Nantucket" the most famous of obscene limericks? NSFW	15
According to the Wikipedia article on billboards, 4 states have banned billboards. Hawaii banned them in the 1920s. Why was there opposition to billboards in Hawaii then?	14
During the Civil War, how did volunteer soldiers who were elected to officer positions learn to led their company, regiment, or brigade?	14
How would an American go about joining the military before the Civil War? Were there recruiters like there are now? Where did these first Regulars come from?	13
I've read that during John Bell Hood's frontal assault on the Union lines during the Battle of Franklin, the Union artillery was loaded with triple canister. What was the logic in this?	13
Red Bull was created in 1987. Drinks like Dr. Enuf were marketed as early energy drinks? What’s the history of the energy drink as we know it?	13
How did morganatic marriage work? What did the marriage contract look like?	12
Why was John J Pershing tasked with completing the first topographical road map of the US? Did the Pershing Map only describe tactical values of various roads?	12
When it came time to survey land in Middle Ages England, children had their ears boxed or were beaten with rocks in the annual "beating of bounds" to help them remember the metes and bounds? Was this widely practiced?	12