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I know US military planners in the Cold War were worried about a surprise Soviet attack. Is there any evidence the Soviets ever considered such an attack?

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When did people in America first start talking about terrorism? In particular, did white plantation owners use the word "terrorism" to describe slave-on-master violence?

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How did granting women the right to vote affect US politics?

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I'm an allied soldier about to take part in the Normandy landings in 1944. What do I know about the German death/concentration camps? Does the Army leadership mention these camps in their motivational speeches before the landings?

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Fictional encounters between Europeans and native Americans/Africans often have the natives using poison-tipped arrows. How common were these poison arrows in real encounters?

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when/how did sagging (wearing pants below the waste line) become popular?

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What is the oldest recorded joke?

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A NYTimes satire article claims that "Jews accounted for nearly half of the communist party membership" in the US. Is this true? How much did anti-semitism contribute to the Red Scare, and vice versa?

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How did turkey become the traditional Thanksigiving dish?

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How similar were Stalin's Russia and Kim Il-Sung's Korea?

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I know US military planners in the Cold War were worried about a surprise Soviet attack. Is there any evidence the Soviets ever considered such an attack?	2
When did people in America first start talking about terrorism? In particular, did white plantation owners use the word "terrorism" to describe slave-on-master violence?	2
How did granting women the right to vote affect US politics?	2
I'm an allied soldier about to take part in the Normandy landings in 1944. What do I know about the German death/concentration camps? Does the Army leadership mention these camps in their motivational speeches before the landings?	2
Fictional encounters between Europeans and native Americans/Africans often have the natives using poison-tipped arrows. How common were these poison arrows in real encounters?	2
when/how did sagging (wearing pants below the waste line) become popular?	2
What is the oldest recorded joke?	2
A NYTimes satire article claims that "Jews accounted for nearly half of the communist party membership" in the US. Is this true? How much did anti-semitism contribute to the Red Scare, and vice versa?	2
How did turkey become the traditional Thanksigiving dish?	2
How similar were Stalin's Russia and Kim Il-Sung's Korea?	1