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When did the "tipping culture" in the US originate? Was there ever "mandatory" tipping prior to that in other countries?
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Did Chief Justice Taft ever have to recuse himself from a case because it concerned a law he signed or supported while he was President?
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The Economist's 1865 article on the assassination of President Lincoln refers to his death as the " most lamentable [event] which has occurred since the coup d'etat". Which coup d'etat would they have been referring to?
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Who is the highest ranking US military member to ever be court-martialed under the Uniform Code of Military Justice?
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How did the American people react to FDR's almost unprecedented decision to drop VP Garner and then four years later VP Wallace from his ticket?
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When the fist female Cabinet Secretary was appointed, how and why was the title "Madam Secretary" chosen over Ms. or Mrs. Secretary?
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How much did the US Government know about the damage in Hiroshima when they dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
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