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On 2 October 1968, the Mexican army killed hundreds of student protesters, 10 days before the Mexico 68 Olympics began. Why is this event mostly ignored in English-language material when discussing the global '68 protests, or even student massacres in general (as opposed to Tiananmen or Kent State)?

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How come Japanese emperors have, apparently, being historically uninterested in ruling their country and have mostly been ceremonial figures, in contrast to other monarchies?

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Did Boris Yeltsin actually tell the regions of the then-Russian SFSR in 1990/91 to "take as much sovereignty as you can swallow"?

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Did people in the Soviet Union say "Oh my God!" (боже мой)? Seeing as it was an atheist state.

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On 2 October 1968, the Mexican army killed hundreds of student protesters, 10 days before the Mexico 68 Olympics began. Why is this event mostly ignored in English-language material when discussing the global '68 protests, or even student massacres in general (as opposed to Tiananmen or Kent State)?	5023
How come Japanese emperors have, apparently, being historically uninterested in ruling their country and have mostly been ceremonial figures, in contrast to other monarchies?	94
Did Boris Yeltsin actually tell the regions of the then-Russian SFSR in 1990/91 to "take as much sovereignty as you can swallow"?	1
Did people in the Soviet Union say "Oh my God!" (боже мой)? Seeing as it was an atheist state.	0