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Why did the Klu Klux Klan, a renowned anti-Catholic organization, co-opt the capirote (the infamous pointed robes) from Catholic Spain?
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How extensive was the purposeful destruction of foodstuffs during the Great Depression? Steinbeck paints a very severe picture.
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In Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket", an American soldier indiscriminately guns down Vietnamese civilians from the helicopter. Did this kind of blatant killing of civilians happen in the war? Was this scene accurate?
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How much was Henry Ford himself responsible for the development of the modern assembly line? Was he a businessman who just took credit from a team of employees, or was he really spearheading the technical innovation?
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Why did the USA refuse the declaration of the 1954 Geneva Conference which would have permitted the Vietnamese people to participate in a democratic reunification election?
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How old is Mongolian throat singing? Would Genghis Khan have been familiar with this style of music?
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Did anyone question the sincerity and authenticity of Creedence Clearwater Revival, considering their appropriation of Southern styles and themes despite being from California?
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Did the Stoics conceive of their philosophy in a truly universal way? When Marcus Aurelius spoke of freedom and spiritual fulfillment, was he including slaves, non-Romans, or women? Or was this implicitly a philosophy for male Roman citizens?
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I met a man today named Themistocles. Have Greeks been using the name Themistocles (and other historical names) since antiquity without interruption, or is this a recent phenomenon of referencing the past?
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