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How did Night of the Living Dead's undead creatures become the quintessential "zombie", given that they were different from prior descriptions and are never actually called zombies in the film?

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Why did the Quakers who colonized Guana island bring slaves and cannons?

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Do we know what happened to George Wilson (the defendant of United States v. Wilson)?

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H.G. Welles's The Time Machine (1896) is commonly credited with popularizing the idea of time machines. However, it only deals with traveling into the future, never even bringing up the idea of going back to the past. What story popularized the idea of going to the past and/or changing the present?

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In February 1952, Harry Truman had the lowest approval rating ever for a president in the era of Gallup polling at 22%. Why?

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How accurate is the idea that the American Revolution began with the “shot heard round the world”? How much was the start of the war reported on internationally?

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Do we know how many actual assassination attempts there were on Fidel Castro?

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Why did James Madison, after having been a major author of the Federalist papers alongside Alexander Hamilton, become a leading Democratic-Republican and rival to Hamilton after the Constitution was ratified? Did he significantly change his political views?

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What were the circumstances surrounding Adlai Stevenson becoming the Democratic presidential nominee in 1956?

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The Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright happened because Florida courts did not appoint lawyers to people who couldn't afford them for non-capital cases. How many other states had similar regulations?

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How did Night of the Living Dead's undead creatures become the quintessential "zombie", given that they were different from prior descriptions and are never actually called zombies in the film?	304
Why did the Quakers who colonized Guana island bring slaves and cannons?	302
Do we know what happened to George Wilson (the defendant of United States v. Wilson)?	194
H.G. Welles's The Time Machine (1896) is commonly credited with popularizing the idea of time machines. However, it only deals with traveling into the future, never even bringing up the idea of going back to the past. What story popularized the idea of going to the past and/or changing the present?	89
In February 1952, Harry Truman had the lowest approval rating ever for a president in the era of Gallup polling at 22%. Why?	52
How accurate is the idea that the American Revolution began with the “shot heard round the world”? How much was the start of the war reported on internationally?	28
Do we know how many actual assassination attempts there were on Fidel Castro?	10
Why did James Madison, after having been a major author of the Federalist papers alongside Alexander Hamilton, become a leading Democratic-Republican and rival to Hamilton after the Constitution was ratified? Did he significantly change his political views?	8
What were the circumstances surrounding Adlai Stevenson becoming the Democratic presidential nominee in 1956?	6
The Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright happened because Florida courts did not appoint lawyers to people who couldn't afford them for non-capital cases. How many other states had similar regulations?	5