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Why was (U.S.) Route 66 decommissioned?

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Why is the geographic division between Indo-European and non-IR languages in India located where it is? There doesn't seem to be an obvious geographic reason.

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Why was the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York State constructed at one of the Hudson River's widest points?

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Why does the Aeneid present the story that Rome was founded by Trojans? Why would the Romans want to regard themselves as being descended from the losers of the Trojan War?

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When Vatican City became an independent state in the 1920s, how were its boundaries determined? Why was the Castel Sant Angelo excluded?

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If the color orange is associated with the Netherlands, why doesn't it appear on their national flag?

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When and why did it become common for wristwatch manufacturers to market their products to the general public on the basis of their scuba diving performance characteristics?

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Why does the U.S. have a 25 cent coin, but a $20 bill?

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What did Vladimir Putin do during the August 1991 coup attempt in the USSR?

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Why didn't President Eisenhower do anything to effectively stop McCarthyism?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was (U.S.) Route 66 decommissioned?	209
Why is the geographic division between Indo-European and non-IR languages in India located where it is? There doesn't seem to be an obvious geographic reason.	203
Why was the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York State constructed at one of the Hudson River's widest points?	174
Why does the Aeneid present the story that Rome was founded by Trojans? Why would the Romans want to regard themselves as being descended from the losers of the Trojan War?	165
When Vatican City became an independent state in the 1920s, how were its boundaries determined? Why was the Castel Sant Angelo excluded?	163
If the color orange is associated with the Netherlands, why doesn't it appear on their national flag?	161
When and why did it become common for wristwatch manufacturers to market their products to the general public on the basis of their scuba diving performance characteristics?	150
Why does the U.S. have a 25 cent coin, but a $20 bill?	138
What did Vladimir Putin do during the August 1991 coup attempt in the USSR?	131
Why didn't President Eisenhower do anything to effectively stop McCarthyism?	126