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What are considered the closest times nuclear war has broken out?

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What type of relationship have the KKK and neo-Nazi groups historically had?

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Why did bidets never really catch on in the United States, despite their popularity elsewhere?

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Wizard of Oz was a color film that came out in the 30s. Since the technology existed, why did it take so long for it to be widely used by cinema and television?

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How controversial was Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan's sole dissent to Plessy v. Ferguson at the time?

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How has perception of Fidel Castro changed since the end of the Cold War among Cubans?

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How did ancient philosophers make a living?

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In 1964, The Atlantic Magazine endorsed Johnson over Goldwater. It was their first presidential endorsement since Lincoln and justified because of the danger they believed Goldwater posed to the world. How pervasive throughout society was the view that Goldwater was uniquely unfit to be president?

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Both free blacks and enslaved blacks helped build the White House. What were interactions like between the two groups? Was there any animosity?

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Why didn't North Korea follow China's lead in normalizing relations with the West in the 1970s?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What are considered the closest times nuclear war has broken out?	46
What type of relationship have the KKK and neo-Nazi groups historically had?	33
Why did bidets never really catch on in the United States, despite their popularity elsewhere?	22
Wizard of Oz was a color film that came out in the 30s. Since the technology existed, why did it take so long for it to be widely used by cinema and television?	18
How controversial was Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan's sole dissent to Plessy v. Ferguson at the time?	18
How has perception of Fidel Castro changed since the end of the Cold War among Cubans?	18
How did ancient philosophers make a living?	16
In 1964, The Atlantic Magazine endorsed Johnson over Goldwater. It was their first presidential endorsement since Lincoln and justified because of the danger they believed Goldwater posed to the world. How pervasive throughout society was the view that Goldwater was uniquely unfit to be president?	15
Both free blacks and enslaved blacks helped build the White House. What were interactions like between the two groups? Was there any animosity?	14
Why didn't North Korea follow China's lead in normalizing relations with the West in the 1970s?	13