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Which was invented first: music or dancing?

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Textile patterns: when did paisley and houndstooth originate? Are they supposed to represent something?

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Why does Italy have so many well-know high-performance sports car brands?

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How was the quality of an actor assessed in Shakespeare’s time?

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Thieves' cant and hobo code

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Why does Yellowstone National Park extend into Idaho (the so-called "Zone of Death") and Montana, rather than stopping at the Wyoming state line?

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In Western Europe in the Middle Ages, was it really the case that priests or monks could and did engage in deadly combat, so long as they used a blunt weapon (due to a very literal interpretation of a prohibition on shedding blood)?

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Why are Iowa and Arkansas so small?

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Is there any truth to the story that Sikaiana (a small populated atoll near the Solomon Islands) was part of the Kingdom of Hawaii and therefore, by extension, part of the Territory (and later, the state) of Hawaii?

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Before Panama’s political separation from Colombia, how did Colombia maintain control across the Darien Gap?

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Which was invented first: music or dancing?	4
Textile patterns: when did paisley and houndstooth originate? Are they supposed to represent something?	4
Why does Italy have so many well-know high-performance sports car brands?	4
How was the quality of an actor assessed in Shakespeare’s time?	4
Thieves' cant and hobo code	4
Why does Yellowstone National Park extend into Idaho (the so-called "Zone of Death") and Montana, rather than stopping at the Wyoming state line?	4
In Western Europe in the Middle Ages, was it really the case that priests or monks could and did engage in deadly combat, so long as they used a blunt weapon (due to a very literal interpretation of a prohibition on shedding blood)?	4
Why are Iowa and Arkansas so small?	4
Is there any truth to the story that Sikaiana (a small populated atoll near the Solomon Islands) was part of the Kingdom of Hawaii and therefore, by extension, part of the Territory (and later, the state) of Hawaii?	4
Before Panama’s political separation from Colombia, how did Colombia maintain control across the Darien Gap?	4