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How well-regarded is Alan Lomax's "cantometrics" among folk musicologists and folklorists today?

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To what extent, if any, did Louis Philippe maintain the trappings and traditions of the Ancien Regime monarchs?

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After their sinking of the Titanic, were there any proposals (implemented or otherwise) for better iceberg detection?

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Did Denmark make any attempts to regain Schleswig-Holstein after World War II? If the answer is no, why not?

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According to Wikipedia, Naval Air Station Lakehurst began as a munitions-testing site for the Imperial Russian Army before being purchased by the USN. Why was the Imperial Russian Army testing munitions in New Jersey? Did other European powers have similar arrangements?

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Why did the shako usurp the tricorn hat's century-long reign as the default military headgear in Europe? And why didn't it enjoy the tricorn hat's popularity in civilian dress?

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What was the deal with the Fenian Raids into Canada?

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The corpse of a pope was infamously exhumed and put on trial in 897; did it almost happen again in 1311?

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To what extent did enslaved Black Americans view emancipation in religious terms, and see President Lincoln acting on divine mandate?

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Was Louisiana Governor Huey Long a fascist?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How well-regarded is Alan Lomax's "cantometrics" among folk musicologists and folklorists today?	14
To what extent, if any, did Louis Philippe maintain the trappings and traditions of the Ancien Regime monarchs?	14
After their sinking of the Titanic, were there any proposals (implemented or otherwise) for better iceberg detection?	14
Did Denmark make any attempts to regain Schleswig-Holstein after World War II? If the answer is no, why not?	14
According to Wikipedia, Naval Air Station Lakehurst began as a munitions-testing site for the Imperial Russian Army before being purchased by the USN. Why was the Imperial Russian Army testing munitions in New Jersey? Did other European powers have similar arrangements?	13
Why did the shako usurp the tricorn hat's century-long reign as the default military headgear in Europe? And why didn't it enjoy the tricorn hat's popularity in civilian dress?	12
What was the deal with the Fenian Raids into Canada?	11
The corpse of a pope was infamously exhumed and put on trial in 897; did it almost happen again in 1311?	11
To what extent did enslaved Black Americans view emancipation in religious terms, and see President Lincoln acting on divine mandate?	11
Was Louisiana Governor Huey Long a fascist?	11