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When did cities become so bright at night that inhabitants could no longer see all the stars?

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How did the legal profession come to be split into prosecutors and defense lawyers, with essentially no overlap between the two?

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I just read the following sentence on reddit: "Australian apartheid laws rivaled South Africa." Is there any truth to this claim?

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What are the origins of bail in America?

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In 1987, Blaise Compaoré assassinated Thomas Sankara and seized power of Burkina Faso. But these two were previously friends who started the so-called "Communist Officer's Group" together before Sankara's revolution in 1983. What happened that led Compaoré to assassinate Sankara and seize power?

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How did dentists become their own profession separate from doctors?

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I'm a mid-level Chinese communist party bureaucrat during the Cultural Revolution. What is my family background? What are my descendents likely doing today (or 1998)?

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When did fraternity hazing with alcohol become "a thing" at American universities? How did prohibition affect fraternity hazing rituals?

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When did professional stand-up comedians become a thing?

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When did a background singer yelling "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay!" become a staple of Spansh language music?

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When did cities become so bright at night that inhabitants could no longer see all the stars?	8
How did the legal profession come to be split into prosecutors and defense lawyers, with essentially no overlap between the two?	8
I just read the following sentence on reddit: "Australian apartheid laws rivaled South Africa." Is there any truth to this claim?	7
What are the origins of bail in America?	7
In 1987, Blaise Compaoré assassinated Thomas Sankara and seized power of Burkina Faso. But these two were previously friends who started the so-called "Communist Officer's Group" together before Sankara's revolution in 1983. What happened that led Compaoré to assassinate Sankara and seize power?	7
How did dentists become their own profession separate from doctors?	7
I'm a mid-level Chinese communist party bureaucrat during the Cultural Revolution. What is my family background? What are my descendents likely doing today (or 1998)?	6
When did fraternity hazing with alcohol become "a thing" at American universities? How did prohibition affect fraternity hazing rituals?	6
When did professional stand-up comedians become a thing?	6
When did a background singer yelling "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay!" become a staple of Spansh language music?	6