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What diseases or medical conditions that we've only identified in this past century can we see throughout history in hindsight (e.g. Alzheimer's, AIDS, cancer, etc.)?

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How strong or weak was religious participation in ancient pluralistic societies like Rome?

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What was the extent of propaganda rhetoric in the everyday documents of authoritarian regimes?

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On August 6, 1946, when reporter Anna Louise Strong sat down with Mao Zedong, what did Mao mean when he referred to America's support of Chiang Kai-shek as a reactionary faction/party?

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Is there any hard evidence either way for the existence or fabrication of Lei Feng?

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When did the word sodomy come to refer to gay intercourse?

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Yale's Dale Martin talks about the concept of a pedagogue in Greek culture, where a slave will be a disciplinarian for a child as he matures. Did this practice really happen and what were the ramifications of having slaves raise children?

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Can anyone bullet point the history of the Doklam region?

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If abolition of slavery was a rally cry for the North, what factors contributed to post-Civil War anti-black racism that nearly immediately followed?

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Did the Nazi's rise to power effortlessly or did they face any opposition from either the people or existing government institutions?

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What diseases or medical conditions that we've only identified in this past century can we see throughout history in hindsight (e.g. Alzheimer's, AIDS, cancer, etc.)?	5
How strong or weak was religious participation in ancient pluralistic societies like Rome?	3
What was the extent of propaganda rhetoric in the everyday documents of authoritarian regimes?	3
On August 6, 1946, when reporter Anna Louise Strong sat down with Mao Zedong, what did Mao mean when he referred to America's support of Chiang Kai-shek as a reactionary faction/party?	3
Is there any hard evidence either way for the existence or fabrication of Lei Feng?	2
When did the word sodomy come to refer to gay intercourse?	2
Yale's Dale Martin talks about the concept of a pedagogue in Greek culture, where a slave will be a disciplinarian for a child as he matures. Did this practice really happen and what were the ramifications of having slaves raise children?	2
Can anyone bullet point the history of the Doklam region?	1
If abolition of slavery was a rally cry for the North, what factors contributed to post-Civil War anti-black racism that nearly immediately followed?	1
Did the Nazi's rise to power effortlessly or did they face any opposition from either the people or existing government institutions?	0