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Since Mexico just had a presidential election, I'm curious about the 1988 election. According to evidence available today, just how fraudulent was it?
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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?
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In my early teens, my older brother's friend claimed that Scottish bagpipes used to be made with walrus penis bones. Is there any truth to it, or is it just made-up trivia that was able to spread easily by appealing perfectly to adolescent boys' sense of humor?
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Why did catchy, upbeat US presidential campaign jingles like "I Like Ike" and "Kennedy for Me" disappear?
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From Blind Harry's The Wallace to the Jacobite Rebellion to modern initiatives for Scottish independence, there has long been a strong nationalistic/separatist strain among the Scots. Why does nothing comparable seem to have existed among the Welsh?
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I'm a young, fashionable, well-to-do Englishman 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? [Fashion]
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Would Americans today be offended by the BO of well-to-do Americans from 100 years ago? From 200 years ago?
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