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Why does Cuban food traditionally not include a lot of fish despite it being an island in the Caribbean?

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When the Internet went "online," how did they get people to start using it?

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Did Appalachian "granny women" exist as they're popularly known?

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Was Aztec Tenochtitlan relatively hygienic?

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New Orleans tour guides make it sound like the city has been a wretched hive of scum and villainy since its founding--has it always had a seedy reputation?

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How did Cuban universities change after the revolution?

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A lot of Andalusian architecture stayed after the Reconquista--did many Arabic designs survive after the Norman conquest of Sicily?

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There's a huge variety of edible tubers in the Andes. Why are the potatoes we know the only ones that really spread out from there?

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How did Cistercian monks decide where to plant a new abbey?

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Did the rural economic structure in Islamic Iberia change much after the Reconquista?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does Cuban food traditionally not include a lot of fish despite it being an island in the Caribbean?	687
When the Internet went "online," how did they get people to start using it?	240
Did Appalachian "granny women" exist as they're popularly known?	197
Was Aztec Tenochtitlan relatively hygienic?	124
New Orleans tour guides make it sound like the city has been a wretched hive of scum and villainy since its founding--has it always had a seedy reputation?	84
How did Cuban universities change after the revolution?	67
A lot of Andalusian architecture stayed after the Reconquista--did many Arabic designs survive after the Norman conquest of Sicily?	43
There's a huge variety of edible tubers in the Andes. Why are the potatoes we know the only ones that really spread out from there?	37
How did Cistercian monks decide where to plant a new abbey?	29
Did the rural economic structure in Islamic Iberia change much after the Reconquista?	24