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In 1974, Greece held a referendum on whether to establish a republic. The former king gave televised addresses arguing for monarchy. Almost 31% of voters voted against the republic. In general, who were the Greek supporters of monarchy and what arguments or issues were important to them?
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Why did Mary (Jesus's mom) have a sister also named Mary? Was it common for 2 sisters to have the same first name at the time?
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John Keegan claims that Union and Confederate armies were superior to French, Prussian and Russian armies of their time, and would have threatened them with defeat if not for the Atlantic. How true is this claim?
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Most Irish people have surnames derived from the old Irish clans (eg O'Neill, Byrne, Kelly). Are they all descendants of members of those clans, or was it common for people to take those names, regardless of ancestry?
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Hours after the 9/11 attacks, the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, asked a National Security Council meeting," Why shouldn't we go against Iraq, not just al-Qaeda?" Why did he ask this? What was the context?
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Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese man, was one of Hollywood's first sex symbols. During the same period, fear of the "Yellow Peril" was at its peak. How did these two things affect each other?
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Should we even bother reading pop history books if they are riddled with inaccuracies and hasty conclusions?
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