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What made 1848 such a big year? Did something specifically happen that caused like half of Europe to make new constitutions that year? Is it the biggest year in the 19th century?

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Why were hijackings all the rage in the 1970s? What caused them to seemingly stop being the go-to thing to do for terrorists in the 80s? Why weren’t there post-9/11-style safety regulations implemented after the first hijacking?

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What causes historians to argue that people in antiquity times were less perverted or influenced by nudity in media than people today? What from history is there to suggest that the use of nude wall art and statues wasn’t the ancient version of putting boobs on a billboard to draw in customers?

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What was the total native population in North America in 1600?

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Did the Catholic Church have a monolopy on public access to nude media in lots of medieval/renaissance Europe?

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What made 1848 such a big year? Did something specifically happen that caused like half of Europe to make new constitutions that year? Is it the biggest year in the 19th century?	484
Why were hijackings all the rage in the 1970s? What caused them to seemingly stop being the go-to thing to do for terrorists in the 80s? Why weren’t there post-9/11-style safety regulations implemented after the first hijacking?	475
What causes historians to argue that people in antiquity times were less perverted or influenced by nudity in media than people today? What from history is there to suggest that the use of nude wall art and statues wasn’t the ancient version of putting boobs on a billboard to draw in customers?	6
What was the total native population in North America in 1600?	1
Did the Catholic Church have a monolopy on public access to nude media in lots of medieval/renaissance Europe?	1