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After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, were there any prominent conspiracy theories declaring that it either didn't happen or that it was an inside job by the government? If so, how many people believed in these theories?

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How come we only hear about indigenous tribes getting diseases from colonists, explorers, invaders, etc but not the other way around?

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If we went back in time into each century since the start of the English language, how likely would we be able to decipher the version of English that they were speaking? How thick would their accents be?

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After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, were there any prominent conspiracy theories declaring that it either didn't happen or that it was an inside job by the government? If so, how many people believed in these theories?	28
How come we only hear about indigenous tribes getting diseases from colonists, explorers, invaders, etc but not the other way around?	13
If we went back in time into each century since the start of the English language, how likely would we be able to decipher the version of English that they were speaking? How thick would their accents be?	7