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What is the oldest known joke? Did the ancients have joke books like we do today?

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Who killed the Princes in the tower, and what was the thinking behind it?

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How was the declaration of war in 1939 announced in Germany? What spin did the Nazis put on it?

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"History is written by the victor" - are there any periods of history where the losers' interpretation of events are the consensus view?

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Turkey has a nearly 100 year tradition of secularism. Where did it come from?

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Who or what did native Americans/Australians think the white Europeans were when they saw them for the first time? Did they think they were gods, another species, or just some people who were a bit lost?

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Why did Judas betray Jesus, and what happened to him after the Crucifixion?

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Why Tennessee not ratify the 15th amendment until 1997, and what happened in 1997 to make it happen then?

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What unethical medical experiments did the Soviets do on their people or POWs? Were they as useful as any of the Nazi ones?

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The Germans, Russians, and Japanese are known for human rights abuses in POW/concentration camps during the second world war, what were the chances of being murdered in them and for those who were kept alive, which country treated its prisoners the worst?

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What is the oldest known joke? Did the ancients have joke books like we do today?	2
Who killed the Princes in the tower, and what was the thinking behind it?	1
How was the declaration of war in 1939 announced in Germany? What spin did the Nazis put on it?	1
"History is written by the victor" - are there any periods of history where the losers' interpretation of events are the consensus view?	1
Turkey has a nearly 100 year tradition of secularism. Where did it come from?	1
Who or what did native Americans/Australians think the white Europeans were when they saw them for the first time? Did they think they were gods, another species, or just some people who were a bit lost?	1
Why did Judas betray Jesus, and what happened to him after the Crucifixion?	0
Why Tennessee not ratify the 15th amendment until 1997, and what happened in 1997 to make it happen then?	0
What unethical medical experiments did the Soviets do on their people or POWs? Were they as useful as any of the Nazi ones?	0
The Germans, Russians, and Japanese are known for human rights abuses in POW/concentration camps during the second world war, what were the chances of being murdered in them and for those who were kept alive, which country treated its prisoners the worst?	0