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How Disney and Lucasfilm partnered with Omaze to promote 'Star Wars' and 'Force for Change' on YouTube with potentially illegal lotteries from 2015-2019
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When discussing the Dust Bowl era, the primary reason for the ecological disaster is often stated to be "poor farming practices". What were these farming practices, and where did they come from? How and why did so many farmers use such ill-suited farming techniques across the Midwest for so long?
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Prior to the 1940s-1950s, the equestrian field was exclusively male-dominated, usually by ranking military officers. In the modern day, equestrianism is female-dominated, with up to 90% women, depending on the country. What caused such a massive shift from male to female riders in equestrian sport?
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Today, Jim Thorpe was reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic men's pentathlon gold medal. That same year, George S. Patton, later of WWII fame, also placed 4th in the 1912 Olympic modern pentathlon. Did Thorpe and Patton ever interact with each other? If so, to what degree?
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After the death of Maria Theresa of Spain in 1683, King Louis XIV legally married his children's governess - Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon - in a secret ceremony. However, Françoise was never openly acknowledged as Queen of France, nor was she recognized as the King's wife. Why is this?
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The Seminole Tribe was first formed in Florida around 1771 - 1778, unifying members of the Yamasee, Yuchi, Choctaw, Lower Creek, Upper Creek, and Apalachee Tribes. How was the early Seminole Tribe influenced by the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783) and the formation of the United States?
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How Disney and Lucasfilm partnered with Omaze to promote 'Star Wars' and 'Force for Change' on YouTube with potentially illegal lotteries from 2015-2019; MrBeast also partnered with Omaze in 2021
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In 1976, feminist historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich coined the popular phrase "well-behaved women seldom make history". Is there any truth to this idiom; or, like "history is written by the victors", is it a more misleading and generalized claim that is common in pop culture?
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