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When (and why) did it become legal in most US states to ride in the cargo area of pickup trucks?

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Are there any facts about antiquity/early modern that survived only because of oral history and not because a historian/chronicler wrote it down?

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Who is George Soros and what is his history before 1997 and his relationship to Globalization?

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What were National Socialist clubs at US High Schools like prior to World War 2?

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Was there a major increase in the Neo-Nazi population around and during Stormfront’s early years? (1996-1998) If so, how much of it can be linked directly to the appearance of the website versus other factors?

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How true is the claim that CNN was founded so just they could help Jimmy Carter win the 1980 Election?

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How true is the claim that CNN was founded just so they could help Jimmy Carter win the 1980 Election?

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How do Historians view US President Autobiographies? Are they accurate and useful resources?

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What is the truth about Operation Medak Pocket? Is it true that Canada and Croatia fought one another in 1993?

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In Inglorious Bastards, Churchill is seen loitering in a corner while an agent is briefed about Operation Kino. Was Churchill like to be a 'fly on the wall' in situations like this or is it an invention of Tarantino's?

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When (and why) did it become legal in most US states to ride in the cargo area of pickup trucks?	25
Are there any facts about antiquity/early modern that survived only because of oral history and not because a historian/chronicler wrote it down?	25
Who is George Soros and what is his history before 1997 and his relationship to Globalization?	22
What were National Socialist clubs at US High Schools like prior to World War 2?	19
Was there a major increase in the Neo-Nazi population around and during Stormfront’s early years? (1996-1998) If so, how much of it can be linked directly to the appearance of the website versus other factors?	18
How true is the claim that CNN was founded so just they could help Jimmy Carter win the 1980 Election?	17
How true is the claim that CNN was founded just so they could help Jimmy Carter win the 1980 Election?	15
How do Historians view US President Autobiographies? Are they accurate and useful resources?	15
What is the truth about Operation Medak Pocket? Is it true that Canada and Croatia fought one another in 1993?	14
In Inglorious Bastards, Churchill is seen loitering in a corner while an agent is briefed about Operation Kino. Was Churchill like to be a 'fly on the wall' in situations like this or is it an invention of Tarantino's?	13