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When did early American universities like Harvard and Yale become comparable in prestige to Cambridge and Oxford?

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In the US, how far back does comparing politicians/political candidates that we don't like to Hitler go?

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Well known is the pan-European influence of Shakespeare from the 18th c. onward. Was Chaucer known or respected outside Britain before the 19th c.? (Attempt #3)

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Why are many formerly Spanish-ruled Latin American countries notably corrupt while Spain itself (at least post-Franco) doesn't seem significantly different from its Western European neighbors in terms of corruption? (attempting for the fifth time)

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Has a soldier ever faked his death by putting his clothes on the corpse of a fallen fellow soldier who a) had similar body type, and b) whose face was disfigured beyond recognition?

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Ross Perot was one of the strongest American voices against NAFTA in the early 90s. The Mexican left was also generally against NAFTA at the time. Did they see him as an ally or defender of their own interests within the US?

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When and how did gas stations and convenience stores become like peanut butter and jelly in the US?

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Why did catchy presidential campaign jingles like "I like Ike" and "Kennedy for me" seem to disappear some time in or after the 1960s?

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"Oh God!" What's the history behind interjecting deity names to express sexual pleasure? Does this phenomenon predate filmed pornography?

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Lawmakers are sometimes slow to update laws in changing times. How quickly after cars became popular did they update old traffic laws made for horses and buggies?

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When did early American universities like Harvard and Yale become comparable in prestige to Cambridge and Oxford?	1	AskHistorians
In the US, how far back does comparing politicians/political candidates that we don't like to Hitler go?	1	AskHistorians
Well known is the pan-European influence of Shakespeare from the 18th c. onward. Was Chaucer known or respected outside Britain before the 19th c.? (Attempt #3)	1	AskHistorians
Why are many formerly Spanish-ruled Latin American countries notably corrupt while Spain itself (at least post-Franco) doesn't seem significantly different from its Western European neighbors in terms of corruption? (attempting for the fifth time)	1	AskHistorians
Has a soldier ever faked his death by putting his clothes on the corpse of a fallen fellow soldier who a) had similar body type, and b) whose face was disfigured beyond recognition?	1	AskHistorians
Ross Perot was one of the strongest American voices against NAFTA in the early 90s. The Mexican left was also generally against NAFTA at the time. Did they see him as an ally or defender of their own interests within the US?	1	AskHistorians
When and how did gas stations and convenience stores become like peanut butter and jelly in the US?	1	AskHistorians
Why did catchy presidential campaign jingles like "I like Ike" and "Kennedy for me" seem to disappear some time in or after the 1960s?	1	AskHistorians
"Oh God!" What's the history behind interjecting deity names to express sexual pleasure? Does this phenomenon predate filmed pornography?	1	AskHistorians
Lawmakers are sometimes slow to update laws in changing times. How quickly after cars became popular did they update old traffic laws made for horses and buggies?	1	AskHistorians