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Did East and West Berliners develop distinct accents during the Cold War?

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Is there any evidence that Sherpas summited Mt. Everest before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did it in 1953?

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Are there any credible historians who question Oskar Schindler’s heroism?

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When did the Old Norse arrive in the Scandinavian Peninsula, and can they be said to have displaced the indigenous Sami people in the southern regions?

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Do we know what Julius Caesar’s plans were for the future of Rome?

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Have any 20th century dictators successfully given up power, allowed their countries to transition to democracy, and then retired either internally or internationally without facing prosecution?

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How long after the Emancipation Proclamation did the Union slave states like Kentucky and Missouri maintain legal slavery?

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Understanding that race is a cultural construct, what did the people of classical Egyptian civilization look like?

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Was Persian/Farsi the language of the Ottoman court at some point, and if so, during what period?

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What was the interplay between the Puritanism of Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War vs that of the founders of Plymouth and Providence colonies?

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Did East and West Berliners develop distinct accents during the Cold War?	33
Is there any evidence that Sherpas summited Mt. Everest before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did it in 1953?	27
Are there any credible historians who question Oskar Schindler’s heroism?	25
When did the Old Norse arrive in the Scandinavian Peninsula, and can they be said to have displaced the indigenous Sami people in the southern regions?	23
Do we know what Julius Caesar’s plans were for the future of Rome?	22
Have any 20th century dictators successfully given up power, allowed their countries to transition to democracy, and then retired either internally or internationally without facing prosecution?	19
How long after the Emancipation Proclamation did the Union slave states like Kentucky and Missouri maintain legal slavery?	18
Understanding that race is a cultural construct, what did the people of classical Egyptian civilization look like?	18
Was Persian/Farsi the language of the Ottoman court at some point, and if so, during what period?	14
What was the interplay between the Puritanism of Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War vs that of the founders of Plymouth and Providence colonies?	14