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How, in racist mid-20th-century America, did black jazz musicians manage to become highly-respected auteurs seemingly on par with the classical composers of old?

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Has any president ever actually wanted to get America off its dependence on foreign oil? If so, what concrete steps did they take towards that end?

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Why is Europe named after Europa?

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How many stories are there actually in the various editions of 1001 nights?

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What caused the shift in jazz from 'pop music' to 'artsy music'?

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How did MSG come to be used far more commonly in Asian cuisine than other nationalities?

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How was The Golden Ass preserved to the modern day?

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Did any societies or states ever actually do anything like the "Lady and the Tiger" trial for criminals, where their guilt or innocence is decided totally by chance?

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Why didn't Andrew Jackson duel Lewis Robards?

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How did jazz, which originally was a form of relatively unchallenging pop music, evolve into the classical-esque artistically challenging genre that it eventually became?

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How, in racist mid-20th-century America, did black jazz musicians manage to become highly-respected auteurs seemingly on par with the classical composers of old?	9
Has any president ever actually wanted to get America off its dependence on foreign oil? If so, what concrete steps did they take towards that end?	9
Why is Europe named after Europa?	8
How many stories are there actually in the various editions of 1001 nights?	6
What caused the shift in jazz from 'pop music' to 'artsy music'?	5
How did MSG come to be used far more commonly in Asian cuisine than other nationalities?	5
How was The Golden Ass preserved to the modern day?	5
Did any societies or states ever actually do anything like the "Lady and the Tiger" trial for criminals, where their guilt or innocence is decided totally by chance?	2
Why didn't Andrew Jackson duel Lewis Robards?	2
How did jazz, which originally was a form of relatively unchallenging pop music, evolve into the classical-esque artistically challenging genre that it eventually became?	1