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I was listening to the radio the other day, and this professor said, "all democracies begin with violence," in reference to the Arab Spring. Is this true? Have there been any peaceful transitions?

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Have there ever been any examples of presidential candidates being rivals on the campaign trail, but good friends in real life?

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I've never had a decent history lesson in my life and I don't understand a lot of references made. I want to learn, there's this driving urge to learn and know what is out there. It's just a matter of, "Where do I start?"

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Are residents of American Pacific possessions - Palau, the Virgin Islands, Guam - willing subjects, or are they coerced in some way?

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Ancient World:How did Romans and Greeks view long hair on males? And how was it with beards?

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The business of "selling time"?

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For what reasons did the Japanese defeat the British so easily in Burma in early 1942?

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When and why did the Catholic Church introduce the concept of celibacy for their priests?

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Are there any written records of early English pagan beliefs aside from that hidden in folk healing charms?

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What, if any, was the Papal response to the Norman invasion of England?

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I was listening to the radio the other day, and this professor said, "all democracies begin with violence," in reference to the Arab Spring. Is this true? Have there been any peaceful transitions?	21
Have there ever been any examples of presidential candidates being rivals on the campaign trail, but good friends in real life?	21
I've never had a decent history lesson in my life and I don't understand a lot of references made. I want to learn, there's this driving urge to learn and know what is out there. It's just a matter of, "Where do I start?"	21
Are residents of American Pacific possessions - Palau, the Virgin Islands, Guam - willing subjects, or are they coerced in some way?	21
Ancient World:How did Romans and Greeks view long hair on males? And how was it with beards?	21
The business of "selling time"?	21
For what reasons did the Japanese defeat the British so easily in Burma in early 1942?	21
When and why did the Catholic Church introduce the concept of celibacy for their priests?	21
Are there any written records of early English pagan beliefs aside from that hidden in folk healing charms?	21
What, if any, was the Papal response to the Norman invasion of England?	21