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When did lawyers start offering contingent fee agreement that set their fees at 33% of what a client wins? In general, were lawyers historically paid by the hour?

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Did sideburns exist before Ambrose Burnside? Why did he start wearing them?

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The Imperial and Royal Landrechte of Lower Austria was a court reserved for those aristocratic birth. Did many of these courts exist? How did they differ from courts for non-aristocrats?

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What’s with ships in a bottle?

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According to Wikipedia, Henry Peirson Crowe, a Marine, was awarded a Silver Star by the Army, and a Bronze Star by the Marines for the same act. Are there other instances of cross-branch commendations?

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What immediate effects did the Srebrenica and Zepa genocides have on Islam?

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How did the University of Michigan become such a renown institution, even being compared to Harvard, which was the "Michigan of the East?"

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What motivated the unique esprit de corps of American Zouave units during the Civil War? I've read that Zouave commanders were called "Father."

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What was the financial situation of the typical American soldier once they return home from Vietnam?

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"Mission Impossible," the film, involved the NOC List, a list of operatives and their codenames. "Atomic Blond" has the same plot device. Were there actual lists such as this during the Cold War and were there operations to retrieve them?

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When did lawyers start offering contingent fee agreement that set their fees at 33% of what a client wins? In general, were lawyers historically paid by the hour?	2
Did sideburns exist before Ambrose Burnside? Why did he start wearing them?	2
The Imperial and Royal Landrechte of Lower Austria was a court reserved for those aristocratic birth. Did many of these courts exist? How did they differ from courts for non-aristocrats?	2
What’s with ships in a bottle?	2
According to Wikipedia, Henry Peirson Crowe, a Marine, was awarded a Silver Star by the Army, and a Bronze Star by the Marines for the same act. Are there other instances of cross-branch commendations?	2
What immediate effects did the Srebrenica and Zepa genocides have on Islam?	2
How did the University of Michigan become such a renown institution, even being compared to Harvard, which was the "Michigan of the East?"	2
What motivated the unique esprit de corps of American Zouave units during the Civil War? I've read that Zouave commanders were called "Father."	2
What was the financial situation of the typical American soldier once they return home from Vietnam?	2
"Mission Impossible," the film, involved the NOC List, a list of operatives and their codenames. "Atomic Blond" has the same plot device. Were there actual lists such as this during the Cold War and were there operations to retrieve them?	2