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In "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival alleges that senator's sons don't serve in Vietnam. What do we know about the service or non-service of Congress people's children?

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In the West citizens of the USSR are called soviets which would translate to "commitees", what did soviet citizens call themselves?

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Is there any truth to the statement "Reuters got their start by meeting incoming ships to the UK so they could get the news back to London faster than anyone else"

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How did prohibition affect US-Canada Relations?

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The medieval middle east is often viewed cumulatively in opposition to Christian Europe. Did it have a similar group identity? Would the Seljuks and Abbasids have viewed themselves as belonging to the same cultural group?

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In "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival alleges that senator's sons don't serve in Vietnam. What do we know about the service or non-service of Congress people's children?	217
In the West citizens of the USSR are called soviets which would translate to "commitees", what did soviet citizens call themselves?	80
Is there any truth to the statement "Reuters got their start by meeting incoming ships to the UK so they could get the news back to London faster than anyone else"	79
How did prohibition affect US-Canada Relations?	76
The medieval middle east is often viewed cumulatively in opposition to Christian Europe. Did it have a similar group identity? Would the Seljuks and Abbasids have viewed themselves as belonging to the same cultural group?	9