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Nelson Rockefeller ran for President in 1964 as a liberal Republican. Presumably he intended to face off against Lyndon Johnson, a liberal Democrat. On which issues did they disagree?

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It seems an unusually high number of Roman Emperors were tyrants whose depravities suggest (in modern terms) mental illness of some sort. Was it just a case of sane people having absolute power or was there something else?

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What was the reason behind the "balding" hairstyle on feudal Japan?

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How was the sitcom Hogan's Heroes received by US WWII veterans?

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Between 1843-1848, 3 Journalists were killed while working for the Vicksburg Sentinel newspaper in Vicksburg, MS, a town with a few thousand residents. What was going on there?

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What happened to the remaining ethnic Latin peoples when Odoacer, Alaric, Clovis, Genseric, and all of the other non-Latin, "barbarian" kings took over the remains of the Western Roman Empire? Were the Latins held in high regard and granted privileges? Or were the Latins "barbarized", so to speak?

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How much power did an empress have in ancient China? Did she own property or have a role in court ceremonies?

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What was so extraordinary about Napoleon both in terms of his military prowess and his political appeal?

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Why is Icelandic such a conservative language?

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Are there records of medieval hagiography that were explicitly written for a female audience?

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Nelson Rockefeller ran for President in 1964 as a liberal Republican. Presumably he intended to face off against Lyndon Johnson, a liberal Democrat. On which issues did they disagree?	41
It seems an unusually high number of Roman Emperors were tyrants whose depravities suggest (in modern terms) mental illness of some sort. Was it just a case of sane people having absolute power or was there something else?	41
What was the reason behind the "balding" hairstyle on feudal Japan?	41
How was the sitcom Hogan's Heroes received by US WWII veterans?	41
Between 1843-1848, 3 Journalists were killed while working for the Vicksburg Sentinel newspaper in Vicksburg, MS, a town with a few thousand residents. What was going on there?	41
What happened to the remaining ethnic Latin peoples when Odoacer, Alaric, Clovis, Genseric, and all of the other non-Latin, "barbarian" kings took over the remains of the Western Roman Empire? Were the Latins held in high regard and granted privileges? Or were the Latins "barbarized", so to speak?	41
How much power did an empress have in ancient China? Did she own property or have a role in court ceremonies?	41
What was so extraordinary about Napoleon both in terms of his military prowess and his political appeal?	41
Why is Icelandic such a conservative language?	41
Are there records of medieval hagiography that were explicitly written for a female audience?	41