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How did comparatively tiny Salt Lake City (pop. 191,000) get a professional basketball team?

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Where did the myth of Columbus fighting the conception the world was flat come from?

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Was democracy/republics/rule by the people completely dead in the West between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance? Or were there any major democratic movements/governments?

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Would Florida have had a substantial Hispanic population 100 years ago? 200? When did that start?

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Around when did people start becoming famous/acclaimed as fashion designers?

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Was there any backlash against the Nobel Foundation after they award the Peace Prize to Martin Luther King?

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Why did the Canary Islands never push for independence like most colonized areas of Africa?

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The Dred Scott decision was widely criticized in its day as racist and poorly reasoned. What was the fallout for the Supreme Court? Did the court or its justices lose any legitimacy? Were any justices criticized for causing the Civil War?

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Were there genres of music that was considered threatening or a corrupting influence before the 20th century, the way that jazz and rock and rap were?

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Why isn't Central America just one country, or part of Mexico? What made them want to be separate countries?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did comparatively tiny Salt Lake City (pop. 191,000) get a professional basketball team?	5
Where did the myth of Columbus fighting the conception the world was flat come from?	4
Was democracy/republics/rule by the people completely dead in the West between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance? Or were there any major democratic movements/governments?	4
Would Florida have had a substantial Hispanic population 100 years ago? 200? When did that start?	4
Around when did people start becoming famous/acclaimed as fashion designers?	4
Was there any backlash against the Nobel Foundation after they award the Peace Prize to Martin Luther King?	4
Why did the Canary Islands never push for independence like most colonized areas of Africa?	3
The Dred Scott decision was widely criticized in its day as racist and poorly reasoned. What was the fallout for the Supreme Court? Did the court or its justices lose any legitimacy? Were any justices criticized for causing the Civil War?	3
Were there genres of music that was considered threatening or a corrupting influence before the 20th century, the way that jazz and rock and rap were?	3
Why isn't Central America just one country, or part of Mexico? What made them want to be separate countries?	3