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What were the reasons leading to why Japan decided to open itself to the western world at the end of the Edo period?

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At the time of Caesar's death, taking a religious fundamentalist's approach at the time of his death, where in the Underworld would Caesar have been considered to have gone? What characteristics about Caesar "qualified" him for this placement? What was this place like?

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Has there ever been an attempt or honest plan to try to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II (the current Queen of the United Kingdom)

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There is a lot of back and forth about Abraham Lincoln's political views concerning him being a Republican. On one side I hear that the two parties basically "flipped" and he would be more of a Democrat today, while the other side says that he was a great Republican. Is there any insight into this?

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When did smiling in photographs become a thing?

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What is the history behind the P.S. and P.P.S. in letters? What was its original purpose and why was it not just included in the body of the letter?

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How did the astronauts train for low gravity moon landing and navigation in space (like linear movements)? I assume this was before reliable computer simulators.

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What were the reasons leading to why Japan decided to open itself to the western world at the end of the Edo period?	0
At the time of Caesar's death, taking a religious fundamentalist's approach at the time of his death, where in the Underworld would Caesar have been considered to have gone? What characteristics about Caesar "qualified" him for this placement? What was this place like?	0
Has there ever been an attempt or honest plan to try to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II (the current Queen of the United Kingdom)	0
There is a lot of back and forth about Abraham Lincoln's political views concerning him being a Republican. On one side I hear that the two parties basically "flipped" and he would be more of a Democrat today, while the other side says that he was a great Republican. Is there any insight into this?	0
When did smiling in photographs become a thing?	0
What is the history behind the P.S. and P.P.S. in letters? What was its original purpose and why was it not just included in the body of the letter?	0
How did the astronauts train for low gravity moon landing and navigation in space (like linear movements)? I assume this was before reliable computer simulators.	0