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Was Kurt Cobain good at managing his sudden wealth? I assume he wasn't too bad at it, since he was never in tabloids over finances like his contemporary, MC Hammer.	5
As African and Afrodescendent slaves in the Americas converted to Christianity, how was their continued enslavement justified?	5
How, when, and why did the vest (BrE: waistcoat) cease to be an essential part of men's suits?	5
A certain romantic idea exists that 50's rock 'n' roll helped pave the way to desegregation, as white youth embraced for the first time a genre created by African-Americans, and concert-goers supposedly literally toppled race barriers. Was rock 'n' roll really a significant factor in desegregation?	5
Is the characterization of the late Soviet Union as a gerontocracy accurate? If yes, how did the ironic situation of a country ostensibly based on a revolutionary ideology having such elderly leadership come about?	5
Both American and British lawyers (or at least English lawyers, specifically) use "v." to signal the parties in a court case (e.g., Roe v. Wade), but the former say "V" or "versus," while the latter say "and" or "against." Which convention is older, and when did the divide emerge?	5
What was the reaction to Michael Dukakis's Greek heritage in the 1988 US presidential election? Was his status as the first major-party nominee visibly not of Western- or Northern-European descent seen as a milestone in the erosion of WASP dominance of national politics?	5
Why did catchy, upbeat US presidential campaign jingles like "I Like Ike" and "Kennedy for Me" disappear?	5
George McGovern's unsuccessful presidential bid is often invoked by the centrist wing of the Democratic party to justify reticence toward the progressive wing. To what extent was his platform similar to that of modern progressive Democrats?	5
When the PRI lost the Mexican presidency in 2000 after 71 years in power, did there follow any intraparty discussions of changing the name and logo to avoid the damaged reputation of the PRI brand? If not, why not?	5

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