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What are Democratic-Republicans? How were they once a single thing, when now they seem to be so deeply divided?

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Was desertification and aridification an issue in pre-modern China?

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What did Japan think would happen after attacking Pearl Harbor?

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Why painters have practically never draw humans with body hair, even during art periods that aimed for realism?

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How and to what extent has Marco Polo’s chronicle of the Yuan dynasty been influenced by what Kublai Khan would have wanted him to write about?

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were sycthians(saka's) turkic?

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Was Thucydides in favor of imperialism for Athens?

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Were Roman roads smooth and flat when they were first built? Roman roads look rough, and it seems like you can trip easily on them. Also, what was the primary reason the roads were built?

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Have there ever any fancy old stone booby-trap places like in Indiana Jones films, or has that never been seen in historical digs and discoveries?

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Do historians tend to focus more on finding out what events happened in history, or understanding why those events happened?

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What are Democratic-Republicans? How were they once a single thing, when now they seem to be so deeply divided?	5
Was desertification and aridification an issue in pre-modern China?	5
What did Japan think would happen after attacking Pearl Harbor?	5
Why painters have practically never draw humans with body hair, even during art periods that aimed for realism?	5
How and to what extent has Marco Polo’s chronicle of the Yuan dynasty been influenced by what Kublai Khan would have wanted him to write about?	5
were sycthians(saka's) turkic?	5
Was Thucydides in favor of imperialism for Athens?	5
Were Roman roads smooth and flat when they were first built? Roman roads look rough, and it seems like you can trip easily on them. Also, what was the primary reason the roads were built?	5
Have there ever any fancy old stone booby-trap places like in Indiana Jones films, or has that never been seen in historical digs and discoveries?	5
Do historians tend to focus more on finding out what events happened in history, or understanding why those events happened?	5