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Following the US civil war, many confederates fled to Brazil and even founded their own city. Do we know if any of these kidnapped/brought their slaves with them and if so, what happened to them?

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In 1828, Bolivar left a masquerade ball early as his mistress dressed as a man was disallowed entry. Why was this rule in place?

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The women of New Jersey had voting rights in 1776, but they were rescinded in 1807. Why, and how was it motivated to the public?

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Who/What was the highest ranking female officer of Soviet Russia?

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What were the biggest ideological/political/personal differences in between Stalin and Lenin?

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What was the inquisition originally about?

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Where does the (western) tradition of a man kneeling to a woman while proposing come from?

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The Kennedy assassination is surrounded by a lot of conspiracies. What were the general motivation among the theorists around the CIA angle? Were the theories ever widely spread/believed?

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Presuming the CIA were the people behind the Kennedy assassination of 1953... Why did they do it?

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Following the US civil war, many confederates fled to Brazil and even founded their own city. Do we know if any of these kidnapped/brought their slaves with them and if so, what happened to them?	3460
In 1828, Bolivar left a masquerade ball early as his mistress dressed as a man was disallowed entry. Why was this rule in place?	2709
The women of New Jersey had voting rights in 1776, but they were rescinded in 1807. Why, and how was it motivated to the public?	107
Who/What was the highest ranking female officer of Soviet Russia?	20
What were the biggest ideological/political/personal differences in between Stalin and Lenin?	20
What was the inquisition originally about?	17
Where does the (western) tradition of a man kneeling to a woman while proposing come from?	7
The Kennedy assassination is surrounded by a lot of conspiracies. What were the general motivation among the theorists around the CIA angle? Were the theories ever widely spread/believed?	1
Presuming the CIA were the people behind the Kennedy assassination of 1953... Why did they do it?	0