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During the mid-20th century, the U.S. Army had Specialist ranks from E-4 to E-8, but all but the modern rank was abolished. What was the rationale in creating these additional ranks? Are they any relation to the creation Technical Seargant?	9
When did men's dress pants start being worn at the hip as opposed to at the waist? It seems like few if any pants made today are made to fit at the waist.	9
In modern times, many different professions require licenses to practice them. When did licenses become required for so many different jobs?	9
Is there any scholarly consensus on whether "Stonewall" was went to be an insult or a compliment to BRG Thomas Jackson? Both seem probable.	9
In old TV shows, old married couples often request the same room they stayed in on their honeymoon when on anniversary trips. Were hotel rooms more unique or was it just sentimentality?	9
When did drip coffee makers overtake percolators as the primary household coffee pot? When did coffee pots become ubiquitous in households?	8
At a WWI art exhibit, I read about a gay English artist whose S.O. died in the war. He was given the epaulettes from his S.O's trench coat as mementos. Were epaulettes often kept for this reason? Other parts of trench coats?	8
What were Grand Juries like in American West in the 1850s? How did locals indict members of their own communities?	8
I was once told by a history professor that towards the end of his life, U.S. Grant's throat cancer was so bad that he would attempt to drink whiskey and it would run down his neck and onto his shirt. Is this a factual claim?	8
In England, churches often required parishioners to pay rent for pews, as a means of church income. Why was pew rent never significantly adopted in the US?	8

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