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What effect if any did the invention of the safety razor have on barbers?

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Is it true that after the Russian Royal family was executed and the Bolsheviks came to power, Lenin said, "Marx didn't tell us what to do on the second day." Was there great confusion over the implementation of Communism?

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The U.S. lost two aviators in the First Indochina War at the Battle of Dien Bien Phi. Did the U.S. have an advisory role in this conflict? How did U.S. involvement influence the Vietnam War?

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When and why did revolving doors go out of fashion?

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Could working class Americans afford to travel around the country in the early 20th Century? When did "vacations" become common?

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Did anyone pay any heed to Anton LaVey founding the Church of Satan in the late 1960s or was he just seen as a some crazy crackpot?

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What led to the fedora becoming an indispensable part of a man's outfit and what led to the fedora's decline?

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At the Battle of San Juan Heights (San Juan Hill) the Spanish were dug in on the physical crest of the hill which allowed indirect machine gun to drop bullets on the Americans as they reached the bottom of the fortifications. Was the effective?

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Why do people start clapping tempo when they hear "The Stars and Stripes Forever?" Is this a march tradition generally or is there some history regarding "The Stars and Stripes Forever?"

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Did the Gatlin Gun see any use during the Civil War?

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What effect if any did the invention of the safety razor have on barbers?	3
Is it true that after the Russian Royal family was executed and the Bolsheviks came to power, Lenin said, "Marx didn't tell us what to do on the second day." Was there great confusion over the implementation of Communism?	3
The U.S. lost two aviators in the First Indochina War at the Battle of Dien Bien Phi. Did the U.S. have an advisory role in this conflict? How did U.S. involvement influence the Vietnam War?	3
When and why did revolving doors go out of fashion?	2
Could working class Americans afford to travel around the country in the early 20th Century? When did "vacations" become common?	2
Did anyone pay any heed to Anton LaVey founding the Church of Satan in the late 1960s or was he just seen as a some crazy crackpot?	2
What led to the fedora becoming an indispensable part of a man's outfit and what led to the fedora's decline?	2
At the Battle of San Juan Heights (San Juan Hill) the Spanish were dug in on the physical crest of the hill which allowed indirect machine gun to drop bullets on the Americans as they reached the bottom of the fortifications. Was the effective?	2
Why do people start clapping tempo when they hear "The Stars and Stripes Forever?" Is this a march tradition generally or is there some history regarding "The Stars and Stripes Forever?"	2
Did the Gatlin Gun see any use during the Civil War?	2