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I’m an American frontline infantryman in the Second World War. In a given year, how much access will I have to sex, either paid or unpaid? Did one theatre offer more opportunities than the others? What if I’m a (closeted) homosexual?

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I’m a colonial American businessman traveling the east coast for work and am arriving into a small village where I want to spend the night. Where’s the first place I’m headed in my effort to find a spot to sleep?

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In honor of the NCAA Dunk Contest, when did dunking become the premier highlight of basketball? Which player, in college or NBA, was the first to dunk on a regular basis?

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Why was there not a larger indigenous population in the America's prior to European arrival? Was there a high infant mortality rate amongst natives? Did they just not have sex as much as Europeans?

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Is there a record of any American women killing an enemy soldier during ww2?

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What was the most epic party in the history of mankind that we know about?

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As a fan of military documentaries I’ve noticed that a lot of times soldiers will voice some sense of regret or sadness for killing enemy soldiers. Is such open expressions of regret a modern phenomena? What is the history of soldiers expressing regret at having to kill an enemy?

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Did abolitionists make any strong efforts to create a plan for a Southern economic transition if they gave up slavery prior to the American Civil War?

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What was the social and economic class makeup of the founding fathers?

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How much personal involvement did Napoleon have in the Louisiana Purchase?

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I’m an American frontline infantryman in the Second World War. In a given year, how much access will I have to sex, either paid or unpaid? Did one theatre offer more opportunities than the others? What if I’m a (closeted) homosexual?	5
I’m a colonial American businessman traveling the east coast for work and am arriving into a small village where I want to spend the night. Where’s the first place I’m headed in my effort to find a spot to sleep?	4
In honor of the NCAA Dunk Contest, when did dunking become the premier highlight of basketball? Which player, in college or NBA, was the first to dunk on a regular basis?	4
Why was there not a larger indigenous population in the America's prior to European arrival? Was there a high infant mortality rate amongst natives? Did they just not have sex as much as Europeans?	3
Is there a record of any American women killing an enemy soldier during ww2?	3
What was the most epic party in the history of mankind that we know about?	3
As a fan of military documentaries I’ve noticed that a lot of times soldiers will voice some sense of regret or sadness for killing enemy soldiers. Is such open expressions of regret a modern phenomena? What is the history of soldiers expressing regret at having to kill an enemy?	3
Did abolitionists make any strong efforts to create a plan for a Southern economic transition if they gave up slavery prior to the American Civil War?	2
What was the social and economic class makeup of the founding fathers?	2
How much personal involvement did Napoleon have in the Louisiana Purchase?	2