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Was Vincent Van Gogh a victim of manslaughter?

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Do we have records of potentially autistic soldiers or officers during the American Civil War? How would they have been seen by their peers, or by society at large?

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Was the phrase "The customer is always right" twisted to mean something different than it originally meant?

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Why did amateur wrestling fade into obscurity in most of Europe, while it remains popular in most former Soviet countries?

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I'm a Swiss Pikeman in the Early-to-Mid 1300s. How does my kit differ from Pikemen in later centuries?

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Why do some Christian sects continue to use the King James Bible, but pronounce the text in a contemporary fashion?

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Germany's name in English comes from the Latin "Germania." Why is this name exclusive to Germany?

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Do we know anything about the training done in classical Okinawan "karate" (to use an anachronistic name?)

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When and why did organ meat (liver, tripe, etc.) start to be considered "gross" in most Anglophone countries?

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Pink Floyd's The Wall, both the album and the movie, revolves around a story containing explicitly leftist themes. How did the rise of neoliberalism affect their popularity in the US, if at all?

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Was Vincent Van Gogh a victim of manslaughter?	2
Do we have records of potentially autistic soldiers or officers during the American Civil War? How would they have been seen by their peers, or by society at large?	2
Was the phrase "The customer is always right" twisted to mean something different than it originally meant?	2
Why did amateur wrestling fade into obscurity in most of Europe, while it remains popular in most former Soviet countries?	2
I'm a Swiss Pikeman in the Early-to-Mid 1300s. How does my kit differ from Pikemen in later centuries?	2
Why do some Christian sects continue to use the King James Bible, but pronounce the text in a contemporary fashion?	2
Germany's name in English comes from the Latin "Germania." Why is this name exclusive to Germany?	2
Do we know anything about the training done in classical Okinawan "karate" (to use an anachronistic name?)	1
When and why did organ meat (liver, tripe, etc.) start to be considered "gross" in most Anglophone countries?	1
Pink Floyd's The Wall, both the album and the movie, revolves around a story containing explicitly leftist themes. How did the rise of neoliberalism affect their popularity in the US, if at all?	1