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It's thought that Ernest Hemingway killed himself because nobody believed him that he was under consant FBI surveillance. This surveillance later turned out to be true. Just how many people was the FBI surveilling during the red scare years?	3349
How was T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) percieved in the arab world after world war 1 and 2. And how is he percieved in the arab world today?	3222
The Darien Gap of Panama is so inhospitable to human settlement that even in 2021 we still cannot manage to build so much as a highway across it. In pre-columbian societies was it also known as a "border" between empires where few dared to travel?	2383
It's 1956, the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable has been laid! I can afford it and i want to call my relatives in Italy. How does the money get distributed as my call bounces around?	1648
It is said that Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. If i attended when it was founded in 1249 what could I "major" in? Could i obtain a "Degree"?	724
How did the Indonesian islands go from Hinduisim to Islam to go on to become the largest population of Muslims in the world, and why did bali stay Hindu? And where does buddhism fit in?	292
Were man eating animals a common problem during British colonial construction projects in the 19th century? I'm familiar with the man eating lions of Tsavo in Africa, but was this a problem with say tigers in India?	140
In the movie First Man, Buzz Aldrin is made out to be and uncaring,arrogant, a-hole. What were the sources for this portrayal?	139
Did those digging trenches in WWI ever unearth artifacts or any cities or sites lost to time?	54
Why did workplace gender roles revert so quickly after WWII? Why didn't women continue to work in an industrial capacity such as car manufacturers and other factories after the war? Were they forced out?	38

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