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Did Southern states evert consider splitting themselves in two in order to get more seats in the Senate?

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Were Roman soldiers more likely to die from disease or from combat?

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Did European militaries look down on the Americans as amateurs or latecomers when they joined in either world war?

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How did the Nazis feel about German men raping women of 'lesser' races in terms of their racial ideology?

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What happened to private health insurance companies in countries that adopted single payer healthcare systems?

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These days "Talking about the weather" shows that a conversation has devolved into meaningless awkward boring small talk. How old is this trope?

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Was the "Viking Era" named contemporaneously or retroactively?

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Why did colonial independence movements fail after WW1 but succeed after WW2?

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How did NATO and the Warsaw Pact plan to deal with the Berlin Wall in the event of World War 3 breaking out?

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Did the Roman Republic have a national budget/treasury? Or were wealthy citizens appointed to government offices (i.e. proconsul, censor, aedile, etc.) and expected to fulfill their duties with personal funds?

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Did Southern states evert consider splitting themselves in two in order to get more seats in the Senate?	41
Were Roman soldiers more likely to die from disease or from combat?	39
Did European militaries look down on the Americans as amateurs or latecomers when they joined in either world war?	38
How did the Nazis feel about German men raping women of 'lesser' races in terms of their racial ideology?	36
What happened to private health insurance companies in countries that adopted single payer healthcare systems?	35
These days "Talking about the weather" shows that a conversation has devolved into meaningless awkward boring small talk. How old is this trope?	35
Was the "Viking Era" named contemporaneously or retroactively?	32
Why did colonial independence movements fail after WW1 but succeed after WW2?	29
How did NATO and the Warsaw Pact plan to deal with the Berlin Wall in the event of World War 3 breaking out?	29
Did the Roman Republic have a national budget/treasury? Or were wealthy citizens appointed to government offices (i.e. proconsul, censor, aedile, etc.) and expected to fulfill their duties with personal funds?	28