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After Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire, how did they rectify the fact that Roman officials killed Jesus?	621
What was the college admissions process like in Colonial America? If a young man in the early 1700s wished to further his education at say, Harvard or William & Mary, would there be a formal application process, or was it just a matter of having enough money/connections and knocking on the door?	538
Many of the Founding Fathers were still alive during the War of 1812. Were there any "bounties" placed on figures like Thomas Jefferson or John Adams by the British as revenge for the Revolution?	480
How did the Middle East and North Africa become majority Muslim a few centuries after being conquered, but India was able to remain majority Hindu despite being ruled by Muslim empires for similar amounts of time?	432
"If you're a Scottish lord, then I am Mickey Mouse!" Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade takes place in 1938. Mickey Mouse's first cartoon was released in 1928. Would the average German know who Mickey Mouse was in 1938? How popular were American cartoons overseas at this time?	381
Early Roman Emperors refused to be recognized as monarchs, keeping up at least the appearance that the Republic still existed. By the seventh century, Emperors were calling themselves "Kings of Kings". What caused this change?	348
Gordon Lightfoot released his hit song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" less than a year after the ship sank. Was there any controversy at the time surrounding the quick release? Was the song viewed as exploitative?	345
The Byzantine Empire was referred to simply as the "Roman Empire" during its time as a state. Did the average Roman care that they did not hold the city of Rome?	328
Did Caesar have some sort of endgame in mind? Were there any specific policy goals he wished to enact as dictator? Did he want to restore the monarchy and declare himself King of Rome? Or was he just kind of winging it the whole time?	309
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand is considered to be the event that led to WWI. WWI led to WWII. WWII led to the Cold War. Etc. Some of the assassins lived well into the 1980s/1990s. Did any of them regret their actions? Did they comment on how consequential their actions were to world history?	281

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