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How Gone with the Wind become the highest grossing movie (adjusted to inflation) in history? Was Gone with the Wind an innovative movie?	7
In 1928, the great Louis Armstrong recorded title "Muggles" which was a slang term for marihuana in the 20s and 30s. For how long music has been associated with drugs?	6
In Christianity, schisms are relatively frequent events, occurring throughout the whole existence of the religion. Why major schisms in Islam only happened soon after the death of Mohammed? How was the Sunni branch of Islam able to retain its unity?	6
In 1898, H. G. Wells has published a hardcover version of The War of the Worlds. Were there "alien sightings" in Britain after the release of the novel?	6
What was the role of battle dogs in the Late Medieval and the Early Modern European warfare?	6
What was the difference between Soviet and American fighter tactics during the Korean War?	6
A pharaon starts building own pyramid-tomb as soon as he comes to power. What happens to pharaon's unfinished pyramid if he dies long before the completion? Would his successor be so kind to finish the construction of the pyramid to bury the predecessor?	5
Ota Dokan has famously written his death poem while bleeding to death. Was it common to write a death poem in such circumstances? When and in which circumstances would a samurai usually compose a death poem?	5
South Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang claims that the introduction of washing machines cut the time needed to do laundry by a factor of six, allowing more women to enter the workforce. Is it true? Has the widespread adoption of home appliances facilitated the participation of women in labor?	5
How and when a historical physicist Albert Einstein transformed into a popular imagination Einstein, a kindly sage, a poster boy for science, and a purveyor of made-up quotes? Was it common to attribute quotes and deeds to Einstein during his lifetime?	5

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