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The CIA is widely known to have used LSD and other drugs in experimental and research programmes on its own citizens (MK Ultra, Midnight Climax etc). Is there any evidence of them using these techniques in the field or on citizens of other countries?

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CGP Grey claims that coffee was partly responsible for the Enlightenment as people stopped drinking depressants (beer and gin) and started drinking a stimulant (coffee). How true is this?

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How prevalent was the empire in the lives of the British public in the 19th Century?

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The CIA is widely known to have used LSD and other drugs in experimental and research programmes on its own citizens (MK Ultra, Midnight Climax etc). Is there any evidence of them using these techniques in the field or on citizens of other countries?	368
CGP Grey claims that coffee was partly responsible for the Enlightenment as people stopped drinking depressants (beer and gin) and started drinking a stimulant (coffee). How true is this?	81
How prevalent was the empire in the lives of the British public in the 19th Century?	3