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How were the founding fathers able to say that 'all men are created equal' but themselves own slaves? Did they consider Africans 'men'?
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Everyone in Imperial China seems to have hated the court eunuchs, blamed them for everything wrong with the state and found it necessary to purge them every so often. So why did they keep making more eunuchs? Did any emperor ever give uncastrated servants a try?
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A 2018 poll of historians ranked Trump as third worst president behind James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson. What were the main issues with their presidency
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Pope Francis, a Jesuit, seems to be trying to change the trajectory of the Catholic church. For example his emphasis on poverty and lower priority on issues such as abortions and homosexuality. How are these changes seen in light of the historic role the Jesuit order played in the Catholic world?
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Were modern Native American tribes names (Cherokee, Sioux) assigned by English speakers or do they have meaning in the respective tribes' language?
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