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How widely known was necklacing? What was the uMkhonto we Sizwe's reputation for brutality, in general? Was the uMkhonto we Sizwe and/or the Mandela family disavowed in any significant way, on the basis of their methods?

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Were there any trends or patterns in the veracity of 20th Century Anglosphere news reporting?

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What made the heavy fabrics produced in Duffel so superior, it was worth trading internationally for? Why couldn't fabric makers elsewhere replicate the quality?

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What were Mexican-Indian relations in the Mexican Cession area? How did it compare to/contrast with Indian relations with New Spain and the USA?

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How/when did tax havens originate?

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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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How did practitioners of damnatio memoriae communicate who was to be forgotten?

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Arkansan musician Levon Helm (b. 1940) took Ontarian bandmate Robbie Robertson (b. 1943) to the library, when the latter wrote "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "...to make sure he gave Robert Lee his due" (paraphrased) - What would they each have learned about the American Civil War in school?

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How did practitioners of damnatio memoriae communicate who was to be forgotten?

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Did Singapore's detention without trial statutes have any safeguards against abuse of power? Are there any clear cases of them being abused to neutralize direct electoral threats, in addition to more general threats of communist activity?

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How widely known was necklacing? What was the uMkhonto we Sizwe's reputation for brutality, in general? Was the uMkhonto we Sizwe and/or the Mandela family disavowed in any significant way, on the basis of their methods?	3
Were there any trends or patterns in the veracity of 20th Century Anglosphere news reporting?	3
What made the heavy fabrics produced in Duffel so superior, it was worth trading internationally for? Why couldn't fabric makers elsewhere replicate the quality?	3
What were Mexican-Indian relations in the Mexican Cession area? How did it compare to/contrast with Indian relations with New Spain and the USA?	2
How/when did tax havens originate?	2
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?	2
How did practitioners of damnatio memoriae communicate who was to be forgotten?	2
Arkansan musician Levon Helm (b. 1940) took Ontarian bandmate Robbie Robertson (b. 1943) to the library, when the latter wrote "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "...to make sure he gave Robert Lee his due" (paraphrased) - What would they each have learned about the American Civil War in school?	2
How did practitioners of damnatio memoriae communicate who was to be forgotten?	2
Did Singapore's detention without trial statutes have any safeguards against abuse of power? Are there any clear cases of them being abused to neutralize direct electoral threats, in addition to more general threats of communist activity?	2