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At the time the atomic bombs were dropped, was the general public (non-scientists) aware of the long-lasting effects of the radiation? Or did people simply think of it as a "really big bomb"?

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The Western US states are almost exclusively straight-line borders. What happened with the jagged-curvy Idaho-Montana border?

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Why was the golden age of Alpinism/Mountaineering in the Swiss Alps so dominated by the British, and not by the local Swiss/French/Italian mountaineers who actually lived there?

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Inland settlements have often been built along rivers - what factors led inhabitants to settle THAT spot, and not another one 5 miles up/downstream?

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Do we know if there earliest cultures where women styled their hair much longer than men? Or is this a common norm that predates history?

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Who's regarded as the most powerful/influential U.S. Vice President?

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How did we end up labeling space-farers differently for every country, e.g. astronaut, cosmonaut, taikonaut? Was this a product of Cold War rivalry?

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Was Germany onboard with the Japanese plan to bomb Pearl Harbor? Were they cautious of the possibility of "waking the sleeping giant", or did they too want to pre-emptively knock the US out?

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When did "quotes" begin to indicate non-literal meanings of words? Was there a connotation to quotes before this "change" (aside from actual quotations)?

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At the time the atomic bombs were dropped, was the general public (non-scientists) aware of the long-lasting effects of the radiation? Or did people simply think of it as a "really big bomb"?	148
The Western US states are almost exclusively straight-line borders. What happened with the jagged-curvy Idaho-Montana border?	22
Why was the golden age of Alpinism/Mountaineering in the Swiss Alps so dominated by the British, and not by the local Swiss/French/Italian mountaineers who actually lived there?	17
Inland settlements have often been built along rivers - what factors led inhabitants to settle THAT spot, and not another one 5 miles up/downstream?	1
Do we know if there earliest cultures where women styled their hair much longer than men? Or is this a common norm that predates history?	1
Who's regarded as the most powerful/influential U.S. Vice President?	1
How did we end up labeling space-farers differently for every country, e.g. astronaut, cosmonaut, taikonaut? Was this a product of Cold War rivalry?	1
Was Germany onboard with the Japanese plan to bomb Pearl Harbor? Were they cautious of the possibility of "waking the sleeping giant", or did they too want to pre-emptively knock the US out?	1
When did "quotes" begin to indicate non-literal meanings of words? Was there a connotation to quotes before this "change" (aside from actual quotations)?	1