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How did aliens come to look like green thin-bodied big-headed creatures in popular culture? Did this conception come from people who claimed to have seen them, or did the people who have described alien sightings get the idea of how they looked from popular culture?

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Historians obviously have to read through huge masses of research material, both while studying and as a professional. What are your methods for getting through it all?

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During, and in the years before, the U.S.-Vietnam War, corruption was prevalent in both Bao Dai's and Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. Which measures, or lack thereof, did the U.S. policy makers at the time implement to fight corruption in the South Vietnamese government and military?

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How, and why, did the ancient greek and latin city-states develop political systems where more than one person ruled?

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During, and in the years before, the U.S.-Vietnam War, corruption was prevalent in both Bao Dai's and Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. Which measures, or lack thereof, did the U.S. policy makers at the time implement to fight corruption in the South Vietnamese government and military?

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Where does the widespread tradition and myths about the 'wishing well' originate? Which culture first came up with the idea and what is the theological of the superstition?

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During the height of the Basque nationalist conflict, the ETA organised several violent campaigns. Did the separatist group have strong support in the general public in the Basque Country?

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How did aliens come to look like green thin-bodied big-headed creatures in popular culture? Did this conception come from people who claimed to have seen them, or did the people who have described alien sightings get the idea of how they looked from popular culture?	53
Historians obviously have to read through huge masses of research material, both while studying and as a professional. What are your methods for getting through it all?	49
During, and in the years before, the U.S.-Vietnam War, corruption was prevalent in both Bao Dai's and Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. Which measures, or lack thereof, did the U.S. policy makers at the time implement to fight corruption in the South Vietnamese government and military?	12
How, and why, did the ancient greek and latin city-states develop political systems where more than one person ruled?	3
During, and in the years before, the U.S.-Vietnam War, corruption was prevalent in both Bao Dai's and Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. Which measures, or lack thereof, did the U.S. policy makers at the time implement to fight corruption in the South Vietnamese government and military?	2
Where does the widespread tradition and myths about the 'wishing well' originate? Which culture first came up with the idea and what is the theological of the superstition?	2
During the height of the Basque nationalist conflict, the ETA organised several violent campaigns. Did the separatist group have strong support in the general public in the Basque Country?	1