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Why was the U.N. unwilling to risk soldiers to arrest former Bosnian President Radovan Karadzic when he was a fugitive for more than a decade after ordering the Sbrenica Massacre?

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Around 7,000 American soldiers and 4,000 British soldiers died in battle during the American Revolution. Given that overall casualties were around $100,000, why were the battle casualties so low?

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Why did the Confederacy name battles after land forms and the Union name battles about towns? Why are certain names more famous than others?

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What effect did the American Civil War have on the coffee industry in the United States?

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There is a common phrase that goes "don't make a federal case out of it." U.S. Federal Courts are known to be very formal, particular, and sticklers for rules. Has this always been the case?

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In the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, what was the scope of an NCOs command?

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Before fictionalized crime dramas became hugely popular, did the general public have a better understanding of how the legal system works than they do now?

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Why was the U.N. unwilling to risk soldiers to arrest former Bosnian President Radovan Karadzic when he was a fugitive for more than a decade after ordering the Sbrenica Massacre?	1
Around 7,000 American soldiers and 4,000 British soldiers died in battle during the American Revolution. Given that overall casualties were around $100,000, why were the battle casualties so low?	0
Why did the Confederacy name battles after land forms and the Union name battles about towns? Why are certain names more famous than others?	0
What effect did the American Civil War have on the coffee industry in the United States?	0
There is a common phrase that goes "don't make a federal case out of it." U.S. Federal Courts are known to be very formal, particular, and sticklers for rules. Has this always been the case?	0
In the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, what was the scope of an NCOs command?	0
Before fictionalized crime dramas became hugely popular, did the general public have a better understanding of how the legal system works than they do now?	0