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The Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" spent ten weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, including a week at No. 1. What was the general public response to such a dark and nihilistic song being so popular?

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The televised Nixon/Kennedy debates in 1960 are viewed as an important example of candidates embracing a new medium and reaching Americans more directly - but did anyone object to them?

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What made the trend of "World Fairs" and other expositions so popular in the late-19th/early-20th centuries? What caused them to die out?

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Did Marshall McLuhan really become obsessed with Masonic conspiracies later in life?

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What is the history/purpose behind the convention of giving color-based names to political documents? e.g. White Papers, Red Books, etc.

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The European conquest of the Americas brought back numerous foods that have since become staples, with things like tomatoes, potatoes, chocolate, and even vanilla among them. Is there a record of how contemporary European eaters back home responded to their first encounters with such food?

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The student protest movement during the Vietnam War is often hailed as a watershed moment in civic action and "people power" -- but what evidence do we have that it actually achieved anything?

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The Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" spent ten weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, including a week at No. 1. What was the general public response to such a dark and nihilistic song being so popular?	6
The televised Nixon/Kennedy debates in 1960 are viewed as an important example of candidates embracing a new medium and reaching Americans more directly - but did anyone object to them?	4
What made the trend of "World Fairs" and other expositions so popular in the late-19th/early-20th centuries? What caused them to die out?	3
Did Marshall McLuhan really become obsessed with Masonic conspiracies later in life?	2
What is the history/purpose behind the convention of giving color-based names to political documents? e.g. White Papers, Red Books, etc.	2
The European conquest of the Americas brought back numerous foods that have since become staples, with things like tomatoes, potatoes, chocolate, and even vanilla among them. Is there a record of how contemporary European eaters back home responded to their first encounters with such food?	2
The student protest movement during the Vietnam War is often hailed as a watershed moment in civic action and "people power" -- but what evidence do we have that it actually achieved anything?	1