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In the movie Apollo 13, the American public is depicted as largely uninterested in moon landings after the first one. Is it true that a flight on the moon in 1970 was routine ''like a trip to Pittsburgh''?

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Has there ever been an American ''monarchist party'' or efforts to turn the US into a monarchy?

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Why has the word ''Empire'' fallen out of use in nations' names recently?

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Did the separatist leaders ever draft a constitution for an independent Quebec before the two referenda? What was the plan in the advent of a ''yes'' vote? Would it have been a republic?

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Why did the initial Soviet governments so quickly shift to authoritarianism?

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What were the first instances of political parties in recorded history? What were they?

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Were duels as gentlemanly as popularly portrayed? Were dirty tactics common and did it sometimes devolve into savagery?

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''Money and the ethnic vote'', was Parizeau right in his assessment of the defeat at the Quebec referendum of 1995?

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Are there any relics that can be genuinely associated with the historical Jesus Christ?

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Does anyone have a link to the full version, or transcript of, the "Jackie Kennedy Tapes"?

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In the movie Apollo 13, the American public is depicted as largely uninterested in moon landings after the first one. Is it true that a flight on the moon in 1970 was routine ''like a trip to Pittsburgh''?	508
Has there ever been an American ''monarchist party'' or efforts to turn the US into a monarchy?	126
Why has the word ''Empire'' fallen out of use in nations' names recently?	100
Did the separatist leaders ever draft a constitution for an independent Quebec before the two referenda? What was the plan in the advent of a ''yes'' vote? Would it have been a republic?	27
Why did the initial Soviet governments so quickly shift to authoritarianism?	9
What were the first instances of political parties in recorded history? What were they?	9
Were duels as gentlemanly as popularly portrayed? Were dirty tactics common and did it sometimes devolve into savagery?	6
''Money and the ethnic vote'', was Parizeau right in his assessment of the defeat at the Quebec referendum of 1995?	6
Are there any relics that can be genuinely associated with the historical Jesus Christ?	4
Does anyone have a link to the full version, or transcript of, the "Jackie Kennedy Tapes"?	2