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The America First Committee, the biggest anti-war group in the US st the time, dissolved four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Was the organization forced to concede that it was a lost but still worthy cause, or did its members change their minds?

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As I understand it, the modern historical consensus is that the identity of the sitter in the Mona Lisa is Lisa del Giocondo. How did historians come to this consensus?

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Was there any Titanic conspiracy theories in the wake of the sinking?

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What's the historical precedent for a medical do-not-resuscitate order? Would someone in prior centuries have been able to request ahead of time that they be allowed to die in the event of a serious medical incident?

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There's a common joke/stereotype about Ringo Starr being the foolish, annoying, or otherwise laughable member of the Beatles. When and where did this stereotype begin?

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What was the process of using the Rosetta Stone to learn Egyptian hieroglyphs like? How did they know it was the same text as the other sections of the stone? Was there even anything to cross reference it with?

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Were there any calls to strip Oswald Mosley of his baronetcy after his arrest? Would this have been possible?

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Why are US dollars green?

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Do we know how Gavrilo Princip and the rest of the Black Hand felt about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand leading to World War I? Did they ever express regret, or did they consider it a success?

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How did the Space Shuttle program go so dramatically over its budget?

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The America First Committee, the biggest anti-war group in the US st the time, dissolved four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Was the organization forced to concede that it was a lost but still worthy cause, or did its members change their minds?	6
As I understand it, the modern historical consensus is that the identity of the sitter in the Mona Lisa is Lisa del Giocondo. How did historians come to this consensus?	5
Was there any Titanic conspiracy theories in the wake of the sinking?	5
What's the historical precedent for a medical do-not-resuscitate order? Would someone in prior centuries have been able to request ahead of time that they be allowed to die in the event of a serious medical incident?	5
There's a common joke/stereotype about Ringo Starr being the foolish, annoying, or otherwise laughable member of the Beatles. When and where did this stereotype begin?	5
What was the process of using the Rosetta Stone to learn Egyptian hieroglyphs like? How did they know it was the same text as the other sections of the stone? Was there even anything to cross reference it with?	5
Were there any calls to strip Oswald Mosley of his baronetcy after his arrest? Would this have been possible?	5
Why are US dollars green?	5
Do we know how Gavrilo Princip and the rest of the Black Hand felt about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand leading to World War I? Did they ever express regret, or did they consider it a success?	5
How did the Space Shuttle program go so dramatically over its budget?	4