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Cocaine went from a common ingredient in beverages, cigars, lozenges (etc.) to an illegal drug generally partaken of by the wealthy. What led to this shift? Was it a long process? Did the public call for it or resist it? Just curious about this seemingly major shift.

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When was the Emperor Justinian I canonized as a saint?

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When did the habit of taking photographs with killed prey begin?

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Why did Japan fight the US in World War II?

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Cocaine went from a common ingredient in beverages, cigars, lozenges (etc.) to an illegal drug generally partaken of by the wealthy. What led to this shift? Was it a long process? Did the public call for it or resist it? Just curious about this seemingly major shift.	153
When was the Emperor Justinian I canonized as a saint?	7
When did the habit of taking photographs with killed prey begin?	2
Why did Japan fight the US in World War II?	2