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When comparing the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the breakup of Yugoslavia during the same period, what factors led to the Velvet Divorce being conducted peacefully while the Yugoslav Wars resulted in genocide?

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Richard III is often believed to have killed the Princes in the Tower. Why does he have so many modern defenders?

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Medical historians: when and why did dentistry evolve as a separate discipline from medicine/surgery, instead of as a specialty such as ophthalmology or ENT?

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Though we often associate secret police with Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, there were political police operations in existence as far back as the Habsburg and Russian Empires. How did the concept of a state police apparatus used to weaken political opposition evolve? Where and when did it start?

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In the context of the Reformation, why are there no Protestant versions of Catholic monasteries or convents?

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In the United States, some say that military service used to be a "prerequisite" for running for office. Was this a relatively recent phenomenon (post-WWII) or was a candidate's service record similarly scrutinized earlier in the country's history?

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When comparing the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the breakup of Yugoslavia during the same period, what factors led to the Velvet Divorce being conducted peacefully while the Yugoslav Wars resulted in genocide?	196
Richard III is often believed to have killed the Princes in the Tower. Why does he have so many modern defenders?	189
Medical historians: when and why did dentistry evolve as a separate discipline from medicine/surgery, instead of as a specialty such as ophthalmology or ENT?	155
Though we often associate secret police with Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, there were political police operations in existence as far back as the Habsburg and Russian Empires. How did the concept of a state police apparatus used to weaken political opposition evolve? Where and when did it start?	12
In the context of the Reformation, why are there no Protestant versions of Catholic monasteries or convents?	7
In the United States, some say that military service used to be a "prerequisite" for running for office. Was this a relatively recent phenomenon (post-WWII) or was a candidate's service record similarly scrutinized earlier in the country's history?	4