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Today in 1992, was "the only documented occurrence of a US President vomiting on a foreign dignitary". Has the President ever vomited on anybody else, and if so, what were the circumstances?

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I read that crime in South Africa shot up when apartheid ended in 1994. Is this true, and if so, why would this happen?

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I understand why they had more industry, but why was there more banking in the Northern US and the UK than in the American South from 1815-1865?

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What is the history of the African-American "wave" hairstyle? It seems pretty logistically easy, so did it exist in precolonial times?

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Why did black African countries remain loyal to Britain and France during World War 2?

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Hannibal had one eye. Homer was blind. Are there any historical figures who had notably GOOD eyesight?

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Why did the wealth disparity between the richest 1 percent and the 99 percent go down in the early 20th century in the West?

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I read that the Soviet Union sold war bonds to the public to finance World War II. How was the public able to buy these bonds, if the state was the sole capitalist?

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How did Middle-Easterners get the sickle-cell trait, when there are no mosquitos in the desert?

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Some people say the Aztecs and Phoenicians sacrifice ingroup as a mode of population control. Why not just kill outgroup?

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Today in 1992, was "the only documented occurrence of a US President vomiting on a foreign dignitary". Has the President ever vomited on anybody else, and if so, what were the circumstances?	2
I read that crime in South Africa shot up when apartheid ended in 1994. Is this true, and if so, why would this happen?	2
I understand why they had more industry, but why was there more banking in the Northern US and the UK than in the American South from 1815-1865?	2
What is the history of the African-American "wave" hairstyle? It seems pretty logistically easy, so did it exist in precolonial times?	2
Why did black African countries remain loyal to Britain and France during World War 2?	2
Hannibal had one eye. Homer was blind. Are there any historical figures who had notably GOOD eyesight?	2
Why did the wealth disparity between the richest 1 percent and the 99 percent go down in the early 20th century in the West?	2
I read that the Soviet Union sold war bonds to the public to finance World War II. How was the public able to buy these bonds, if the state was the sole capitalist?	2
How did Middle-Easterners get the sickle-cell trait, when there are no mosquitos in the desert?	1
Some people say the Aztecs and Phoenicians sacrifice ingroup as a mode of population control. Why not just kill outgroup?	1