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It has been said that Pope Innocent IX was the one "who let the dogs out", do we have any firsthand accounts or videotape of the event? Who else could have let the dogs out?

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Why is the War of 1812 given so little attention in history classes and film?

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What are some of the earliest examples of call-and-response outside of Africa?

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How common were train robberies in the American West during the time of massive railroad expansion and how did they happen?

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How would the Nazis treat someone found harboring Jews?

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How well did Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II get along?What was the public perception of their relationship and what helped to inform it?

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The stereotype of Europeans during The Age of Discovery was they thought the new cultures they encountered were less civilized than themselves. Was there a culture encountered during that era that people thought was more civilized or advanced than European culture?

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How common were train robberies in the American West during the time of massive railroad expansion and how did they happen?

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After U.S. backing of the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador in the 1980s, was there any public outcry or opposition in the United States? How did the U.S. position influence policy in regards to the flow of Salvadoran refugees that followed?

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Disco lived and died with the 1970s – Have there been other new (for the time) music genres that dominated the scene for a few years, only to disappear entirely?

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It has been said that Pope Innocent IX was the one "who let the dogs out", do we have any firsthand accounts or videotape of the event? Who else could have let the dogs out?	4
Why is the War of 1812 given so little attention in history classes and film?	4
What are some of the earliest examples of call-and-response outside of Africa?	3
How common were train robberies in the American West during the time of massive railroad expansion and how did they happen?	3
How would the Nazis treat someone found harboring Jews?	3
How well did Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II get along?What was the public perception of their relationship and what helped to inform it?	2
The stereotype of Europeans during The Age of Discovery was they thought the new cultures they encountered were less civilized than themselves. Was there a culture encountered during that era that people thought was more civilized or advanced than European culture?	2
How common were train robberies in the American West during the time of massive railroad expansion and how did they happen?	2
After U.S. backing of the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador in the 1980s, was there any public outcry or opposition in the United States? How did the U.S. position influence policy in regards to the flow of Salvadoran refugees that followed?	1
Disco lived and died with the 1970s – Have there been other new (for the time) music genres that dominated the scene for a few years, only to disappear entirely?	1