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Am I crazy, or is there some kind of conspiracy against French Guiana? It seems to not count as France whenever there's a global infographic, and nobody seems to know it exists.

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Was there a plan or talk to dismantle or repurpose NATO after the fall of the Soviet Union?

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[How] did medieval cities keep their rivers clean? Did they have points where you could only dump downriver from? Did they channel waste that way?

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When did the haiku become a popular form of poetry in English?

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How much cocaine was in the original coca-cola, and what would its effects be?

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Reddit's fun fact of the day is that the government of West Germany absorbed East Germany and continued on. Is this an accurate assessment of what happened?

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Did the happy face (or other extremely minimalist faces) appear in art before the 20th century?

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Where did "jinxing it" come from, and why did it become so widespread?

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Was there a secular reason for Mohammed to create the Hajj?

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What was the extent of historical artifacts lost during the invasion of Iraq? Has it had a major impact on the modern study of Middle Eastern history?

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Am I crazy, or is there some kind of conspiracy against French Guiana? It seems to not count as France whenever there's a global infographic, and nobody seems to know it exists.	12
Was there a plan or talk to dismantle or repurpose NATO after the fall of the Soviet Union?	11
[How] did medieval cities keep their rivers clean? Did they have points where you could only dump downriver from? Did they channel waste that way?	11
When did the haiku become a popular form of poetry in English?	11
How much cocaine was in the original coca-cola, and what would its effects be?	11
Reddit's fun fact of the day is that the government of West Germany absorbed East Germany and continued on. Is this an accurate assessment of what happened?	11
Did the happy face (or other extremely minimalist faces) appear in art before the 20th century?	10
Where did "jinxing it" come from, and why did it become so widespread?	10
Was there a secular reason for Mohammed to create the Hajj?	10
What was the extent of historical artifacts lost during the invasion of Iraq? Has it had a major impact on the modern study of Middle Eastern history?	9