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I have heard that, at the time of American independence from Britain, some American patriots wanted the country to abandon the English Language and switch to French, Greek, Latin, or even Hebrew. Was this ever a serious proposal, or just a wild idea some people kicked around?

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Since the United States set up the structure of the postwar Japanese government, why did they end up with a parliamentary system like the UK instead of a congressional/presidential system like America’s?

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What, if anything, do we know about the family and tribal structure of Neanderthals? Were their basic social institutions pretty much the same as stone age humans, or something else altogether?

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In 1886, political philosopher Henry George and future President Theodore Roosevelt lost a three-way election for mayor of New York to comparative nobody Abraham Hewitt. How did this election shake out? How did George and Roosevelt lose?

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Were the Roman provinces in Africa seen as different or foreign by the European provinces? Or is the idea of Europe and Africa as very different places a post-Roman advent?

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Why does Islam ban alcohol when the other abrahamic religions don’t?

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When did China stop being communist?

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I have heard that, at the time of American independence from Britain, some American patriots wanted the country to abandon the English Language and switch to French, Greek, Latin, or even Hebrew. Was this ever a serious proposal, or just a wild idea some people kicked around?	278
Since the United States set up the structure of the postwar Japanese government, why did they end up with a parliamentary system like the UK instead of a congressional/presidential system like America’s?	57
What, if anything, do we know about the family and tribal structure of Neanderthals? Were their basic social institutions pretty much the same as stone age humans, or something else altogether?	17
In 1886, political philosopher Henry George and future President Theodore Roosevelt lost a three-way election for mayor of New York to comparative nobody Abraham Hewitt. How did this election shake out? How did George and Roosevelt lose?	12
Were the Roman provinces in Africa seen as different or foreign by the European provinces? Or is the idea of Europe and Africa as very different places a post-Roman advent?	10
Why does Islam ban alcohol when the other abrahamic religions don’t?	10
When did China stop being communist?	0