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Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria was severely mentally impaired and suffered up to 20 seizures a day during his reign. He had 5 attempting to consumate his marriage. However after abdicating in 1848 at 55 he lived nearly 30 more years. What was his life like post-abdication?	2032
Marie Anne of Austria was said to have been born mentally disabled with a severe facial deformity and never left Hetzendorf Palace. What was her life there like and what was her deformity?	822
Archduchess Marie Anne of Austria was born with mental disabilities and a facial disfigurement. She never married, had childen, or left Austrian castles in her 54 years. What was her life like and what was her deformity?	259
After WWII, former Prime Minister if Prussia Otto Braun appealed to the Allies to restore Prussia as a state. They ultimately turned him down. What were the arguments he used? How close was he to succeeding?	79
After WWII, former Prussian Prime Minister Otto Braun approached the Allies and requested that Prussia be reinstated as a political entity in some way. However the Allies refused, partially based on the belief that Germany's militant ideology had it's roots in Prussia. How true is this belief?	8
After WWII, former Prussian Prime Minister Otto Braun requested that the Allies reinstate Prussia as a state entity. However, the Allies refused. What were Braun's arguments and the Allies' reasons for denial?	7
After WWII, former Prussian Prime Minister Otto Braun approached the Allies and requested that Prussia be reinstated as a political entity. However the Allies refused, partially based on the belief that Germany's militant ideology had it's roots in Prussia. How close did Braun get to succeeding?	3
Many of the original American 13 colonies were named after English locations or people (New Jersey, Virginia, etc.). Why did these colonies keep their names after the Revolutionary War and was there any effort to change them to something less British?	1

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