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Did the opening of the Channel Tunnel / Eurotunnel in 1994 strongly impact the UK's economy? How was the tunnel welcomed by UK's public opinion?

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Was Johnny Cash part of the counter-culture?

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If I were to fly above Europe around the year 1000, west-to-east (from London to Moscow for instance), what forms of landscape would I mostly see?

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Why exactly did the French invade Mexico in 1861-67? Was the expedition a complete failure or did it succeed in some regards?

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During the 'Great Smog' (1952), around 4,000 Londoners died. When were industrial/automobile exhaust gases recognized as dangerous and/or polluting?

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[Folklore] What is the History of the "Wild Hunt"?

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When did eastern Hungary, souther Poland and Ukraine stop being seen as 'frontier', half-Asian steppe regions and begin being seen as fully European lands?

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Were there reactions from African writers, intellectuals, etc. regarding Black american Pan-africanism?

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Why has the Bear gradually lost it's status as the King of animals in European cultures? What is the cultural and symbolic History of the Bear?

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In the beginning of the 2nd century AD, could one find Roman ships on the Caspian sea? If so, would it have been a war fleet or merchant ships? Was there any durable, established Roman port on the Caspian?

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Did the opening of the Channel Tunnel / Eurotunnel in 1994 strongly impact the UK's economy? How was the tunnel welcomed by UK's public opinion?	83
Was Johnny Cash part of the counter-culture?	79
If I were to fly above Europe around the year 1000, west-to-east (from London to Moscow for instance), what forms of landscape would I mostly see?	59
Why exactly did the French invade Mexico in 1861-67? Was the expedition a complete failure or did it succeed in some regards?	55
During the 'Great Smog' (1952), around 4,000 Londoners died. When were industrial/automobile exhaust gases recognized as dangerous and/or polluting?	53
[Folklore] What is the History of the "Wild Hunt"?	47
When did eastern Hungary, souther Poland and Ukraine stop being seen as 'frontier', half-Asian steppe regions and begin being seen as fully European lands?	43
Were there reactions from African writers, intellectuals, etc. regarding Black american Pan-africanism?	42
Why has the Bear gradually lost it's status as the King of animals in European cultures? What is the cultural and symbolic History of the Bear?	40
In the beginning of the 2nd century AD, could one find Roman ships on the Caspian sea? If so, would it have been a war fleet or merchant ships? Was there any durable, established Roman port on the Caspian?	36