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Huey Newton gave a famous gay rights speech in 1970, defending their struggles for equality. To what extent did the Black Panthers support LGBT rights?

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After Henry VI was murdered, Afonso V, King of Portugal became the rightful heir to the House of Lancaster. Were Afonso or any of his descendants aware of this claim to the throne of England?

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Did Henry IV order the murder of his cousin Richard II?

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Henry IV usurped the throne from his cousin Richard II. Two generations later, England was undergoing one of the bloodiest civil wars it had ever had due to the question of rightful succession. How much of the Wars of the Roses can be blamed on Henry?

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In the movie 生きる (Ikiru, 1952), doctors tell a man that he has an ulcer, rather than stomach cancer. Was concealing such a diagnosis commonplace in Showa Japan?

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Why is Juneau the capital of Alaska?

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Was JFK aware of or did he approve of the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem?

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Was JFK aware of or did he approve of the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem?

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Was Edward II gay?

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Geoffrey Plantagenet, the founder of England's Plantagenet dynasty, was the first born legitimate son of the king of Jerusalem. Why did he not inherit his father's throne?

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Huey Newton gave a famous gay rights speech in 1970, defending their struggles for equality. To what extent did the Black Panthers support LGBT rights?	230
After Henry VI was murdered, Afonso V, King of Portugal became the rightful heir to the House of Lancaster. Were Afonso or any of his descendants aware of this claim to the throne of England?	174
Did Henry IV order the murder of his cousin Richard II?	60
Henry IV usurped the throne from his cousin Richard II. Two generations later, England was undergoing one of the bloodiest civil wars it had ever had due to the question of rightful succession. How much of the Wars of the Roses can be blamed on Henry?	23
In the movie 生きる (Ikiru, 1952), doctors tell a man that he has an ulcer, rather than stomach cancer. Was concealing such a diagnosis commonplace in Showa Japan?	22
Why is Juneau the capital of Alaska?	18
Was JFK aware of or did he approve of the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem?	17
Was JFK aware of or did he approve of the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem?	13
Was Edward II gay?	10
Geoffrey Plantagenet, the founder of England's Plantagenet dynasty, was the first born legitimate son of the king of Jerusalem. Why did he not inherit his father's throne?	10