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What did Havel's Greengrocer mean to the original readers? Were greengrocers "workers" in communist countries, or was that a privileged position, with Havel's greengrocer condescending to the true proletariat passerby?
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Other than the Ancient Egyptian Language being a precursor to Coptic, did Athanasius Kircher get anything right about Ancient Egypt? What was the quality of his Sinology? Did he have any recognizable scientific methodologies?
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How soon after the ratification of the 12th amendment did the US Vice President become "heir apparent" to party nomination for President, rather than the Secretary of State?
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How did George W. Bush come to say "They hate our freedoms?" Is it clear how influential the statement was?
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How did the IJA collect, sort, distribute, and maintain the stolen bicycles used by their bicycle infantry in the Invasion of British Malaya? How many bicycles did they steal and use?
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How did the UK, a country with what is often seen as plaintiff-friendly libel laws, also come to have the most notorious tabloids in the Anglosphere? (Prior to 2001)
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Weird Southern California harbor geography: How did Los Angeles come to extend south to capture half the Port of Long Beach and how did San Diego come to have a practical exclave linked to the the contiguous terrestrial area via a 400 foot wide strip its bay?
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