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John and Robert Kennedy were both rumored to have had extramarital affairs with the same women; Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield. Was this even known to affect their relationship?	31
If American English is supposedly closer in pronunciation to how traditional English used to sound, what is behind the development of the totally different and unique Jamaican accent?	25
I've read the 1944 German film "Die Feuerzangenbowle" is the most culturally valuable piece of cinema from the Nazi era, and is a popular German cult film. What makes this film stand out from other Nazi era films?	17
How did these high ranking military men like Curtis Lemay and Maxwell Taylor think and feel about the total transformation of the US military and government from isolationist to global force within their time of service as leading officers?	14
While the USA and Soviet Union were engaged in the space race, what was languishing former superpower Britain doing in the field of space? We’re they merely spectators, or did the UK try to actively develop their own national manned space program in response?	9
Knowing the terrible fate to himself and his soldiers if he surrendered to the Soviets, why did Friedrich Paulus surrender to the Soviets? Follow-up: When Paulus survived the war and moved back to Germany, how was he treated by veterans?	9
I read a story where Andrew Carnegie claimed to have provided Lincoln the pen he used to write the Gettysburg Address. This got me thinking, what exactly was the role of industrialists like Carnegie in the White House during the Civil War?	8
When FDR became wheelchair bound did he develop the physical upper body strength to get around and learn to live independently, or was he more dependent on others for mobility and personal care?	7
The Soviets claim 27 million dead as a result of WW2. There were 1,418 days between the German invasion and surrender. Taking into account the Finnish, Polish, and Japanese invasions, that means an average Soviet deaths per day could be 18,000. How is that even possible to do that much killing?	7
Were there ever attempts to recapture Frederick Douglas and return him to slavery?	7

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