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In Sinclair's The Jungle he describes horrible conditions at meat packing plants in Chicago including such horrific things as workers falling into machinery and being ground up with the meat. Granted his book is a work of fiction, but how widespread where these horrific conditions at the time?

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How unsympathetic was the Soviet Union's culture to the deaths of individuals?

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Just how out of the ordinary was Nazi ideology from the traditional politics of Europe?

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Why did older historians refer to groups in the singular instead of plural nouns?

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How much did sway did Der Sturmer magazine hold over the personal views of Hitler?

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Why did the British not provide a high explosive shell for their 2 pounder guns in World War II?

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What is the oldest English language phrase that has remained unchanged and is still used in the present day?

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Why has the US military been rather obsessive about machine guns compared to other countries militaries?

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In Sinclair's The Jungle he describes horrible conditions at meat packing plants in Chicago including such horrific things as workers falling into machinery and being ground up with the meat. Granted his book is a work of fiction, but how widespread where these horrific conditions at the time?	1173	AskHistorians
How unsympathetic was the Soviet Union's culture to the deaths of individuals?	17	AskHistorians
Just how out of the ordinary was Nazi ideology from the traditional politics of Europe?	15	AskHistorians
Why did older historians refer to groups in the singular instead of plural nouns?	6	AskHistorians
How much did sway did Der Sturmer magazine hold over the personal views of Hitler?	5	AskHistorians
Why did the British not provide a high explosive shell for their 2 pounder guns in World War II?	5	AskHistorians
What is the oldest English language phrase that has remained unchanged and is still used in the present day?	3	AskHistorians
Why has the US military been rather obsessive about machine guns compared to other countries militaries?	2	AskHistorians