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Wikileaks has apparently released 2 million diplomatic records in the "Kissinger Cables". What do we stand to gain (or what have we learned) from these cables?

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How did Jews become synonymous with show business in 20th Century America?

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How did elections work in the Confederacy?

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Did Verdi hate the sound of the tuba? If so, what kind of tuba was it? And what did the instrument he preferred look like?

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When did the concept of art galleries as places primarily for the showcasing of pieces and open to the wider public first originate?

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How was Rickets explained before we knew it was due to vitamin D/phosphorous/calcium deficiencies?

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How true is it that Prescott Bush was involved in an attempt to overthrow the Roosevelt government and install a fascist regime?

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In 1974, Great Britain and Germany did a wargame to analyze what the outcome of Operation Sea Lion would have been, had it taken place. Have any other similar war games been done to answer other major historical military what-ifs?

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Why don't we hear about Tesla in history classes?

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What power did caffeine and other stimulants have on a civilization or society's success, expansion, or enlightenment?

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Wikileaks has apparently released 2 million diplomatic records in the "Kissinger Cables". What do we stand to gain (or what have we learned) from these cables?	64
How did Jews become synonymous with show business in 20th Century America?	64
How did elections work in the Confederacy?	64
Did Verdi hate the sound of the tuba? If so, what kind of tuba was it? And what did the instrument he preferred look like?	64
When did the concept of art galleries as places primarily for the showcasing of pieces and open to the wider public first originate?	64
How was Rickets explained before we knew it was due to vitamin D/phosphorous/calcium deficiencies?	64
How true is it that Prescott Bush was involved in an attempt to overthrow the Roosevelt government and install a fascist regime?	64
In 1974, Great Britain and Germany did a wargame to analyze what the outcome of Operation Sea Lion would have been, had it taken place. Have any other similar war games been done to answer other major historical military what-ifs?	64
Why don't we hear about Tesla in history classes?	64
What power did caffeine and other stimulants have on a civilization or society's success, expansion, or enlightenment?	64