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Why does the Czech Republic have so many atheists, yet Poland is so strongly Catholic?

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The fasces, which lent its name to fascism, was depicted on the U.S. dime from 1916-1945. Given the fact that many of those years were spent fighting fascism, was this controversial?

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After losing the 1960 election, why did Nixon choose to run for governor of California in 1962 rather than for president in 1964?

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In Ancient Rome, how many slaves would have worked at the average villa rustica (country house with an associated farm)?

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This article claims that if it were not for Lord Elgin, the Acropolis sculptures would have been "systematically destroyed." How accurate is this?

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Why does the Czech Republic have so many atheists, yet Poland is so strongly Catholic?	262
The fasces, which lent its name to fascism, was depicted on the U.S. dime from 1916-1945. Given the fact that many of those years were spent fighting fascism, was this controversial?	41
After losing the 1960 election, why did Nixon choose to run for governor of California in 1962 rather than for president in 1964?	5
In Ancient Rome, how many slaves would have worked at the average villa rustica (country house with an associated farm)?	2
This article claims that if it were not for Lord Elgin, the Acropolis sculptures would have been "systematically destroyed." How accurate is this?	2