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Why do reputable newspapers have horoscopes on their funny pages?	3
How did soldier deal with survivors found in the woods who had fled the death marches from concentration camps? Did they bring them along to an army facility to receive medical aid?	3
In the US, were people of Russian decent treated badly during the Cold War? Did people think they would be sympathetic to the USSR like Japanese Americans during WWII? If not, why?	3
From an answer (link below), the word “khaki” comes from uniform changes made by British soldiers in India during the 19th century. How did that translate into what modern folks think of as khaki, namely boring sand-colored shorts? Is the journey similar to camoflogue being adopted by the public?	3
A doctor telling loved ones their patient has “flat-lined” is a repeated occurrence in media. When did the flat-lining of a heart monitor become an iconic image in media? How did this medical device make its way into the media? Was it first through movies?	3
Besides contemporary hits, what songs would live band be expected to play at a Bat/Bar Mitzvah? I’m sure they changed over time, any answer appreciated. Was there an unofficial “Jewish Teen Party must-plays” songbook floating around in the live venue industry of what audiences wanted?	3
Is there evidence Mamie Till was aware of Frederick Douglass’ famous use of photography as a medium for public relations? If so, could this philosophy at least in part inspired her decision to leave Emmitt’s casket open, because she "…wanted the world to see what they did to my boy."?	3
US high school textbook and curriculum tout voting as the people’s way to participate in the world’s greatest democracy. Yet, there is no standardized lesson plan on real-life ways on how voting works on a practical level. What explains this huge discrepancy? Simple oversight, intentional lobbying?	3
When the founders wrote the declaration of independence, what was their working definition of what a man is? Is there anything about mentally/physically disabled people in the DoI? What larger discussions were being held on what constituted a person?	2
I’m an archeologist translating, say, a French 17th century manuscript into English. Do I translate the manuscript into 17th century English, or modern English? Is this even a problem archeologists face when translating things? Can anything be gained by favoring modern vs old versions of languages?	2

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