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How did President Andrew Jackson get away with defying the Supreme Court's decision to forbid (what came to be known as) The Trail of Tears?

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How did the Celtic tribes that occupied mainland Europe (Gaul) differ from the layman's concept of Irish Celtic culture?

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How has the ever-improving preservation of information affected the historians? How will the digital age change the profession of Historian hundreds of years from now?

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When did people start referring to peeing and pooping as #1 and #2?

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During the Napolionic wars, captains in Her Majesties Royal Navy had a lot of leeway (pun intended) with how their ships were run once they were out to sea; some were strict and brutal, others lax and encouraged fun. How did that change over the years, leading up to current day?

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When did the title for someone senior to you, "Sir", split off from the title for a knight, "Ser"?

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Did the fairy tale "Adventurer" archetype actually exist in Medieval Europe?

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Did the slave trade lead to genetically modified humans?

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Would San Francisco be a significantly larger/more advanced city if the 1906 earthquake (and fires) had never happened, or would it be smaller/less developed?

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How did President Andrew Jackson get away with defying the Supreme Court's decision to forbid (what came to be known as) The Trail of Tears?	1991
How did the Celtic tribes that occupied mainland Europe (Gaul) differ from the layman's concept of Irish Celtic culture?	19
How has the ever-improving preservation of information affected the historians? How will the digital age change the profession of Historian hundreds of years from now?	8
When did people start referring to peeing and pooping as #1 and #2?	3
During the Napolionic wars, captains in Her Majesties Royal Navy had a lot of leeway (pun intended) with how their ships were run once they were out to sea; some were strict and brutal, others lax and encouraged fun. How did that change over the years, leading up to current day?	2
When did the title for someone senior to you, "Sir", split off from the title for a knight, "Ser"?	2
Did the fairy tale "Adventurer" archetype actually exist in Medieval Europe?	1
Did the slave trade lead to genetically modified humans?	1
Would San Francisco be a significantly larger/more advanced city if the 1906 earthquake (and fires) had never happened, or would it be smaller/less developed?	0