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Why do we celebrate third place?

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I am a 30 year old man in an East Berlin prison in 1989 incarcerated for attempting to escape to West Berlin. What happens to me when the wall comes down?

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In regards to the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), how much of an effect did the execution of the 6 Athenian generals by their own people after the Battle of Arginusae have on the war's final outcome?

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Was an alliance between US, UK and USSR a foregone conclusion after the German invasion in June, 1941?

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Did the French government redesign the roads of Paris to be wider to prevent them being barricaded?

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Bismarck, North Dakota was supposedly named after the German politician Otto von Bismarck to attract German migrants to the city. Did any other cities and towns adopt a similar tactic to attract new residents?

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Why do we celebrate third place?	211
I am a 30 year old man in an East Berlin prison in 1989 incarcerated for attempting to escape to West Berlin. What happens to me when the wall comes down?	53
In regards to the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), how much of an effect did the execution of the 6 Athenian generals by their own people after the Battle of Arginusae have on the war's final outcome?	15
Was an alliance between US, UK and USSR a foregone conclusion after the German invasion in June, 1941?	13
Did the French government redesign the roads of Paris to be wider to prevent them being barricaded?	9
Bismarck, North Dakota was supposedly named after the German politician Otto von Bismarck to attract German migrants to the city. Did any other cities and towns adopt a similar tactic to attract new residents?	2