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Did South American economies benefit from being left unscathed during WW2?	1364
My great-grandfather, who was born in the late 1870s in France, was named Napoleon. Would this indicate that my family were still supporters of the House of Bonaparte or was this just a common name. If it is the former, what can you tell me about Bonaparte supporters in the late 1870s.	929
Had Socrates fled Athens, realistically, where could someone such as himself gone?	645
No European country came to the aid of Spain or the U.S. during the Spanish-American war. Why was that?	598
When I was an undergrad in Cambridge, MA, my then girlfriend got a flyer on her car in a campus parking garage with an invitation to participate in one of Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church’s mass weddings. It’s been 20 years, so I can finally ask my questions contained inside. Thanks.	265
Assuming this does not break the twenty-year-rule, what is the origin of the modern "flat earth" conspiracy theory?	176
Because of desertification, how different was the environment of Timbuktu during its height during the Mali Empire as compared to now?	170
My now deceased grandfather was an American fighter pilot during WWII. He was born in 1924 and he definitely flew at Leyte Gulf, which would have made him about twenty years old at the time. How did a twenty year old get to be a fighter pilot during WWII?	168
Henry Clay ran for president three times over a period of twenty years. Did the political platform on which he ran stay relatively consistent or were there any major changes?	163
My great-grandfather, who was born in the late 1870s in France, was named Napoleon. Would this indicate that my family were still supporters of the House of Bonaparte or was this just a common name. If it is the former, what can you tell me about Bonaparte supporters in the late 1870s.	110

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