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How much was Nirvana really responsible for the downfall of glam metal?	12
Why don't massive make-work projects like those implemented by FDR's Works Progress Administration seem to take place anymore?	12
Fear of nuclear war/fallout was a common theme in 80's thrash/death metal. In the Cold War's final decade, was this fear genuinely held, or did it just provide appropriately edgy and brutal imagery for early extreme metal?	12
With two presidents and prestige as NYC patricians, the Roosevelts seemingly had all the means to build a political dynasty in the same tier as the Kennedys or the Bushes. Did they try to create such a dynasty, and if so, why didn't they succeed on the level of the other two families mentioned?	12
How did the people of the South American countries that harbored prominent Nazis react when they realized that fact?	12
Bagpipes have existed throughout Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and South Asia, so why did they become primarily associated with Scotland?	12
As Mexican independence hero Miguel Hidalgo reportedly shouted "Long live Ferdinand VII!" 207 years ago today, it seems he was not exactly seeking independence from Spain. What was his goal in rising up against the colonial gov't of New Spain?	12
Why were apparently no Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) founded in the Western or Northeastern US?	11
I'm a young, well-to-do Englishman of fashion in the 1810s. During which years of the decade am I most likely to wear knee breeches as opposed to long pants, and vice-versa? (Attempt 2)	11
How much is the fact that Mexico never went communist due to its physical proximity to the US? Did the US actively intervene in Mexican politics to prevent the possibility of a communist-ruled Mexico?	11

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