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Are 'celebrity chefs' harbingers of societal collapse?

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Does "yellow journalism" get too much credit for starting the Spanish-American War?

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Who was funding southern paramilitary groups during reconstruction?

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To what extent did the framers of the US Constitution anticipate a two-party system to develop?

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Why did Lincoln refer to Russia as "where despotism can be taken pure?"

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“As the Founding Fathers said, [slavery] was the necessary evil upon which the union was built.” - US Sen. Tom Cotton. How accurate is this statement?

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Are there any accounts of people having the recurring "final exam" dream or similar dreams before the 20th century?

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Other than the First Battle of Bull Run, did any historically significant military battle feature groups of spectators?

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How did Jesse Jackson convince Slobodan Milosevic to release 3 American POWs in 1999?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are 'celebrity chefs' harbingers of societal collapse?	1282
Does "yellow journalism" get too much credit for starting the Spanish-American War?	31
Who was funding southern paramilitary groups during reconstruction?	11
To what extent did the framers of the US Constitution anticipate a two-party system to develop?	7
Why did Lincoln refer to Russia as "where despotism can be taken pure?"	7
“As the Founding Fathers said, [slavery] was the necessary evil upon which the union was built.” - US Sen. Tom Cotton. How accurate is this statement?	5
Are there any accounts of people having the recurring "final exam" dream or similar dreams before the 20th century?	4
Other than the First Battle of Bull Run, did any historically significant military battle feature groups of spectators?	3
How did Jesse Jackson convince Slobodan Milosevic to release 3 American POWs in 1999?	0