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Do Scandanavian countries owe their stability, high HDI, and high GDP per capita to the welfare state provisions and the economic restribution policies of social democracy, or is there something else at work here?

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How did the word "gay" go from meaning happy to homosexual?

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Which movement was more popular among black people of the 1960s-70s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Civil Rights Movement, or Malcolm X's movement?

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Was the U.S economy better off or worse off with slavery?

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What happened the the original inhabitants of Australia (the aboriginals)?

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Are there any stories in history in which a city went from being impoverished to being wildly successful?

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Do Scandanavian countries owe their stability, high HDI, and high GDP per capita to the welfare state provisions and the economic restribution policies of social democracy, or is there something else at work here?	15
How did the word "gay" go from meaning happy to homosexual?	2
Which movement was more popular among black people of the 1960s-70s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Civil Rights Movement, or Malcolm X's movement?	2
Was the U.S economy better off or worse off with slavery?	1
What happened the the original inhabitants of Australia (the aboriginals)?	1
Are there any stories in history in which a city went from being impoverished to being wildly successful?	0