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In the Bond novels, Europe is full of banks and labour unions that are secretly run by the KGB. Was this a reality or just a paranoid fantasy?

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Redwall Abbey is always getting attacked by enemies. Did abbeys get besieged in real life? How often did they win?

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How much drinking/hooking up/partying was there on college campuses, in the first half of the last century?

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What exactly are we looking at in the Siege of La Rochelle?

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North Vietnam sent huge numbers of guerrillas to South Vietnam. Did South Vietnam have any guerrillas in the North? Did they try?

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Alexander t. G.'s mom was a "Disciple of Dionysus." ....Is that a fancy way of calling her an alcoholic?

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Did US Slaveholders ever try breeding their slaves for specific traits? If so, how did it work out?

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Did slaveholders ever try to create "breeds" of slaves, like a dog or horse breeder?

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How were non-communist parties affected by China's Cultural Revolution?

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Wakanda maintains its independence by totally forbidding foreigners. Did any modern states ever try to totally close themselves off? If so, how did it work out?

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In the Bond novels, Europe is full of banks and labour unions that are secretly run by the KGB. Was this a reality or just a paranoid fantasy?	1290
Redwall Abbey is always getting attacked by enemies. Did abbeys get besieged in real life? How often did they win?	365
How much drinking/hooking up/partying was there on college campuses, in the first half of the last century?	22
What exactly are we looking at in the Siege of La Rochelle?	14
North Vietnam sent huge numbers of guerrillas to South Vietnam. Did South Vietnam have any guerrillas in the North? Did they try?	14
Alexander t. G.'s mom was a "Disciple of Dionysus." ....Is that a fancy way of calling her an alcoholic?	9
Did US Slaveholders ever try breeding their slaves for specific traits? If so, how did it work out?	9
Did slaveholders ever try to create "breeds" of slaves, like a dog or horse breeder?	5
How were non-communist parties affected by China's Cultural Revolution?	4
Wakanda maintains its independence by totally forbidding foreigners. Did any modern states ever try to totally close themselves off? If so, how did it work out?	4