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Did the American Founders express any thoughts on the idea of personally profiting from public office?

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What was the appeal of Calvinism?

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British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is often mocked for declaring "Peace in our time," upon Hitler's promises. What's the truth about how foolish Chamberlain really was?

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Why was it important to find the source of the Nile?

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I've heard Mansa Musa gave away so much gold in his 14th century pilgrimage to Mecca that he ruined the economies of the areas through which he traveled. What would life have been like for these places? Who ended up with the gold?

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After the US Constitution was sent to the states for ratification, were there discussions at the various conventions regarding the possibility of future secession?

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How common was catapulting plague-ridden corpses into besieged cities to break their defenses during the Black Death?

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What was East/Berlin/East Germany's excuse for not letting its citizens leave for West Berlin/West Germany? Was there embarrassment about having to keep people from escaping?

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After the U.S. Constitution was sent to the states, what was the sentiment among the ratifying conventions regarding allowing states to leave the Union in the future? How did feelings on this topic change/evolve between 1787 and 1861?

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What did the framers of the American Constitution feel about the idea of secession? How did American political thought evolve on the issue leading up to the Civil War?

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Did the American Founders express any thoughts on the idea of personally profiting from public office?	82
What was the appeal of Calvinism?	72
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is often mocked for declaring "Peace in our time," upon Hitler's promises. What's the truth about how foolish Chamberlain really was?	54
Why was it important to find the source of the Nile?	12
I've heard Mansa Musa gave away so much gold in his 14th century pilgrimage to Mecca that he ruined the economies of the areas through which he traveled. What would life have been like for these places? Who ended up with the gold?	11
After the US Constitution was sent to the states for ratification, were there discussions at the various conventions regarding the possibility of future secession?	7
How common was catapulting plague-ridden corpses into besieged cities to break their defenses during the Black Death?	6
What was East/Berlin/East Germany's excuse for not letting its citizens leave for West Berlin/West Germany? Was there embarrassment about having to keep people from escaping?	5
After the U.S. Constitution was sent to the states, what was the sentiment among the ratifying conventions regarding allowing states to leave the Union in the future? How did feelings on this topic change/evolve between 1787 and 1861?	5
What did the framers of the American Constitution feel about the idea of secession? How did American political thought evolve on the issue leading up to the Civil War?	4