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When did a foodstuff being “all natural” become so desirable that the term organic had to be made a legal term? Was there a time when chemicals in food was seen as a good thing, perhaps during war periods when food needed to be preserved?

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What’s the story behind the NAACP being called the N Double-A CP?

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When did the fake “diagnosis” of hysteria become popular? What “symptoms” could be blamed on hysteria, and what could someone do to prove they didn’t have it? Was it thought to be contagious?

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I have just learned of the Christmas Pickle and need to know everything about it. Where’d the tradition start, what was it’s original purpose, what part of the world invented it?

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When did the concept of reclaiming slurs become a widely used political and social tool, and what other routes have marginalized groups tried in the past besides reclamation?

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Why is vanilla the default flavor for cake and ice cream but not cookies?

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At the end of "Catcher in the Rye" (rest of question below to avoid spoilers)

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At the end of "Catcher in the Rye" (rest of question below to avoid spoilers)

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Why in the modern adoption system are foreign children are brought to the United States? From a financial perspective, wouldn’t sailing and flying in children be really impractical when there are already (sadly) lots of homeless kids in the US?

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Any bat mitzvah giver worth their salt knows and has danced to the Electric Shuffle, Cha cha slide, and other similar “instructional” songs. What led to songs explicitly like these beings written, and why are they played at every bat and bar mitzvahs I’ve ever been to?

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When did a foodstuff being “all natural” become so desirable that the term organic had to be made a legal term? Was there a time when chemicals in food was seen as a good thing, perhaps during war periods when food needed to be preserved?	1	AskHistorians
What’s the story behind the NAACP being called the N Double-A CP?	1	AskHistorians
When did the fake “diagnosis” of hysteria become popular? What “symptoms” could be blamed on hysteria, and what could someone do to prove they didn’t have it? Was it thought to be contagious?	1	AskHistorians
I have just learned of the Christmas Pickle and need to know everything about it. Where’d the tradition start, what was it’s original purpose, what part of the world invented it?	1	AskHistorians
When did the concept of reclaiming slurs become a widely used political and social tool, and what other routes have marginalized groups tried in the past besides reclamation?	1	AskHistorians
Why is vanilla the default flavor for cake and ice cream but not cookies?	1	AskHistorians
At the end of "Catcher in the Rye" (rest of question below to avoid spoilers)	1	AskHistorians
At the end of "Catcher in the Rye" (rest of question below to avoid spoilers)	1	AskHistorians
Why in the modern adoption system are foreign children are brought to the United States? From a financial perspective, wouldn’t sailing and flying in children be really impractical when there are already (sadly) lots of homeless kids in the US?	1	AskHistorians
Any bat mitzvah giver worth their salt knows and has danced to the Electric Shuffle, Cha cha slide, and other similar “instructional” songs. What led to songs explicitly like these beings written, and why are they played at every bat and bar mitzvahs I’ve ever been to?	1	AskHistorians