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despite having won the war on the coalition side, how was it that France was worse off after World War I than previous?	3
What exactly was Prussia vs. Germany? What exactly was Bavaria in relation to both? I'm trying to get a handle but it's very convoluted with monarchies that covered different countries, and independent states that aren't really independent, but also had its own monarchy?	3
Why were tulips so incredibly expensive in the Netherlands 400 years ago?	3
I'm a peasant in early 17th Century Holland. Suddenly I hear about this tulip craze that's all the rage among the rich folk. Tulips are worth more than gold you say? One tulip could cost me my entire annual earning shucking oysters? No way. Please explain. How did tulips become so popular?	3
How did we calculate when Shakyamuni was alive?	3
Ann Patches, in her short story The Getaway Car, notes that some great novelists do not have wide-ranging experiences, and noted they Emily Dickinson is one of them. What was Emily Dickinson's personal life like?	3
Would someone please take the time to robustly summarize Hannah Arendt's "Origins of Totalitarianism"?	3
How and why have last names evolved over the millennia since the days when they represented your trade (as in Olde England), or your family lineage (as in Iceland)?	3
Chris Hadfield's fiction book The Apollo Murders, is said to be based on many historical truths. What major parts of the story are true?	3
I'm a peasant in early 17th Century Holland. Suddenly I hear about the tulip craze that's all the rage among the rich folk. Tulips are worth more than gold you say? One tulip could cost me my entire annual earnings from shucking oysters? No way. Please explain. How did tulips become so popular?	2

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