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Before the invention of guns did governments create weapon control laws such as spear control, knife control, or bow and arrow control?	10
In the 1832 SCOTUS case, Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was sovereign, but President Jackson ignored the ruling and forced them off their land. Was there ever any major attempt to impeach Jackson for this?	10
How long have people been using statements like, "It is [current year]! How is [x] not a thing?"	10
Trump's rally's have recently been becoming violent and protesters have started demonstrating against him. Have things like this ever happened before during a US primary election? Have people protested a primary candidate's speeches before?	8
Slavery in the US ended on December 6, 1865, but for how long after that did people continue to live in slavery? Did the Union Army check every slave owners property? Were there cases of slave owners secretly holding people in slavery for years after abolishment?	5
What are some of the oldest journals or diaries we have archived from a commoner? Specifically ones written in English or that have been translated into English.	5
A classic prank call is to ask the person you call if their refrigerator is running and then when they say yes you respond "then you better go catch it!" So was there a time when people would receive legitimate calls about their refrigerator?	5
It seems the earliest stories are myths, legends, and folktales that millions believed to be true. When did people begin writing intentionally fictional stories that everyone knew wasn't true?	4
In 1848, the first women's rights convention was held at Seneca Falls, New York. At this Convention, they passed a resolution declaring the right to vote is sacred. Did the idea that voting is sacred originate in the US?	3
When Christianity was first starting after the death of Jesus, were there people living back then that argued Jesus never existed? Or were all there arguments based on the idea that he was not the son of God?	2

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