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We hear a lot about PTSD in the American soldiers who lost in Vietnam. How were Vietnamese soldiers and civilians affected by PTSD?

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How multilingual were the common people in ancient times?

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Why does every state in America have their own process for getting a medical license rather than just having one national medical license?

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When was the first point humans expected that technology would change the economy, culture and lifestyle many times over the span of a single lifetime?

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Many of Aristotle's surviving works were not published in his lifetime. Of those that were, how were they published? How many manuscript copies were typically made and how were they publicized?

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Since George Washington was elected in 1789, why is he considered the first American President?

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The Incan government had an extensive bureaucracy despite extremely limited technology. But how effective really was the Incan empire at administration and maintaining cohesiveness? How and why?

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In the majority of cultures around the world, men typically wear their hair short, and women grow theirs long. Where did this originate?

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What evidence is there that the Sphinx was built ~2500 b.c. (Counter to water erosion theory)?

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How did Halloween, with its creepy and occult themes, become so popular in the United States?

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We hear a lot about PTSD in the American soldiers who lost in Vietnam. How were Vietnamese soldiers and civilians affected by PTSD?	52
How multilingual were the common people in ancient times?	52
Why does every state in America have their own process for getting a medical license rather than just having one national medical license?	52
When was the first point humans expected that technology would change the economy, culture and lifestyle many times over the span of a single lifetime?	52
Many of Aristotle's surviving works were not published in his lifetime. Of those that were, how were they published? How many manuscript copies were typically made and how were they publicized?	52
Since George Washington was elected in 1789, why is he considered the first American President?	52
The Incan government had an extensive bureaucracy despite extremely limited technology. But how effective really was the Incan empire at administration and maintaining cohesiveness? How and why?	52
In the majority of cultures around the world, men typically wear their hair short, and women grow theirs long. Where did this originate?	52
What evidence is there that the Sphinx was built ~2500 b.c. (Counter to water erosion theory)?	52
How did Halloween, with its creepy and occult themes, become so popular in the United States?	52