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[The US Civil Rights Movement] William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll with a cane that he twirled around his diamond ringed finger. Why was he handed out, for penalty and repentance, the punishment of a six month prison sentence?
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I know that some cities/towns in the American "Wild West" banned guns; how prevalent was this practice and was it controversial at the time?
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[Meta] Do questions related to the week's theme get answered at a greater rate than other questions?
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How did the US Senate Majority Leader become so powerful? Did it ever compete with Senate President pro tempore for status?
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What support did Ireland get from other countries during its rebellion(s)? How, when, and why? Did the UK have any international support? (And how, when, and why?)
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When did non-political prisoner Jews become the largest demographic in Nazi concentration camps? When did they become the majority?
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