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Were barrel fires for some reason more popular in urban centers in the US around the 70's and 80's?

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Why have fun pointy shoes largely gone away for large swaths of humanity? The Chinese, Ottomans, and many European cultures used to wear cool upturned (and flat) pointy shoes that looked badass. Did they go away strictly because of changes in fashion or is there a practical reason?

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Did Americans have an impact on Vietnamese food culture in a similar way to the French?

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Has there been a recognizable increase in the amount of skin cancer that has been documented since western society stopped wearing multilayered, extremely modest clothing about a century or so ago?

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Why did the US start importing so much steel from Korea and Taiwan in the 70's?

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How was the Columbian Exchange possible without the use of technology like the Wardian Case or other terrariums which were developed centuries later?

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Wikipedia says the USA and USSR originally intended on a joint trusteeship over Korea so that a single state solution could eventually take hold, but that never happened. Where can I find details behind why? Were Koreans involved in this decision?

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How did builders paint things uniformly before the advent of rollers and sprayers?

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Why do Americans and Canadians sound basically the same when all of the other ex Commonwealth nations have variations of a British accent?

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Why did the US throw so many resources into storming islands with infantry during the island hopping campaigns in WW2? Why didn't they just blockade islands like Iwo Jima until the defenders starved to death like a medieval siege?

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Were barrel fires for some reason more popular in urban centers in the US around the 70's and 80's?	2826
Why have fun pointy shoes largely gone away for large swaths of humanity? The Chinese, Ottomans, and many European cultures used to wear cool upturned (and flat) pointy shoes that looked badass. Did they go away strictly because of changes in fashion or is there a practical reason?	1126
Did Americans have an impact on Vietnamese food culture in a similar way to the French?	66
Has there been a recognizable increase in the amount of skin cancer that has been documented since western society stopped wearing multilayered, extremely modest clothing about a century or so ago?	24
Why did the US start importing so much steel from Korea and Taiwan in the 70's?	16
How was the Columbian Exchange possible without the use of technology like the Wardian Case or other terrariums which were developed centuries later?	11
Wikipedia says the USA and USSR originally intended on a joint trusteeship over Korea so that a single state solution could eventually take hold, but that never happened. Where can I find details behind why? Were Koreans involved in this decision?	10
How did builders paint things uniformly before the advent of rollers and sprayers?	7
Why do Americans and Canadians sound basically the same when all of the other ex Commonwealth nations have variations of a British accent?	6
Why did the US throw so many resources into storming islands with infantry during the island hopping campaigns in WW2? Why didn't they just blockade islands like Iwo Jima until the defenders starved to death like a medieval siege?	5