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Is there a reason the US government has transitioned away from many, small bills like FDR’s alphabet soup towards larger “omnibus bills”? Or has not much changed and this is just modern observation bias?

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Why didn't regional powers replace imperial powers after the Bronze Age Collapse, similar to the transition in Europe after the fall of Western Rome?

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What is the difference between writing something, and writing something "in your language"?

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How prevalent was Byzantine iconoclasm before the Empire’s dire need for wealth to fund the army?

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Was anyone other than Secretary of War William Belknap impeached by the US House after they left office?

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What was the crowd’s immediate reaction after executing Louis XVI?

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The Yongle Emperor rose to power in 1402, shortly after defeating an imperial army of 500,000 soldiers. How did China manage the logistics of armies this size, given that large Western armies didn’t arise until modern concepts like nationalism took shape?

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What’s the story behind rats/mice becoming the go-to animal for scientific experiments?

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Can someone compare world maps in eastern and western cultures during the time period of Rome/Han China?

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Was there any substantial backlash to the Monroe Doctrine from global powers, and why was it considered such a large shift in US policy?

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Is there a reason the US government has transitioned away from many, small bills like FDR’s alphabet soup towards larger “omnibus bills”? Or has not much changed and this is just modern observation bias?	3
Why didn't regional powers replace imperial powers after the Bronze Age Collapse, similar to the transition in Europe after the fall of Western Rome?	3
What is the difference between writing something, and writing something "in your language"?	3
How prevalent was Byzantine iconoclasm before the Empire’s dire need for wealth to fund the army?	3
Was anyone other than Secretary of War William Belknap impeached by the US House after they left office?	2
What was the crowd’s immediate reaction after executing Louis XVI?	2
The Yongle Emperor rose to power in 1402, shortly after defeating an imperial army of 500,000 soldiers. How did China manage the logistics of armies this size, given that large Western armies didn’t arise until modern concepts like nationalism took shape?	2
What’s the story behind rats/mice becoming the go-to animal for scientific experiments?	2
Can someone compare world maps in eastern and western cultures during the time period of Rome/Han China?	2
Was there any substantial backlash to the Monroe Doctrine from global powers, and why was it considered such a large shift in US policy?	2