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In "A Charlie Brown Christmas," a store sells pink, aluminum trees. Was this a real thing?

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In 1967, Israeli forces attacked a neutral US Naval ship, killing 34. Is there a historical consensus on whether it was intentional or not?

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Why did mutton become less popular as a meat?

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Emil Maurice was the second person to join the SS. He was later discovered to have Jewish ancestry. What happened to him?

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"Good enough for government work." When did the government get a reputation for being inefficient?

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How much did the contemporary American public know about American intervention in Latin America?

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"Hail, Columbia" used to be the de-facto national anthem for the United States, but today almost no American has heard of this song. What led to its downfall?

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Does "Hell" appear in the Bible? If not, how did Christianity come to develop Hell?

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During the Suez Crisis, why did the US side against their closest allies -- France, Britain, and Israel -- and with their greatest enemy -- the USSR?

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Georg Konrad Morgen was an SS judge who investigated others for corruption. What on Earth would the SS consider "corrupt"?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In "A Charlie Brown Christmas," a store sells pink, aluminum trees. Was this a real thing?	37
In 1967, Israeli forces attacked a neutral US Naval ship, killing 34. Is there a historical consensus on whether it was intentional or not?	35
Why did mutton become less popular as a meat?	34
Emil Maurice was the second person to join the SS. He was later discovered to have Jewish ancestry. What happened to him?	34
"Good enough for government work." When did the government get a reputation for being inefficient?	33
How much did the contemporary American public know about American intervention in Latin America?	33
"Hail, Columbia" used to be the de-facto national anthem for the United States, but today almost no American has heard of this song. What led to its downfall?	33
Does "Hell" appear in the Bible? If not, how did Christianity come to develop Hell?	30
During the Suez Crisis, why did the US side against their closest allies -- France, Britain, and Israel -- and with their greatest enemy -- the USSR?	28
Georg Konrad Morgen was an SS judge who investigated others for corruption. What on Earth would the SS consider "corrupt"?	27