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How is it that in the Boxer Rebellions, the UK, Russia, France, the US, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary were all allied and yet little over a decade later, they represented almost all of the major powers in WWI?

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When did it become commonly accepted that almost everyone could swim?

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Did other epidemics occur during the Black Death?

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How did Abdelaziz Bouteflika go from President of the UN to dictator of Algeria?

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How important was Alexander the Great's success to the legacy of Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates?

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In the early 16th Century, did Europeans note how much progress had been made or how much had changed in the last century?

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Did the American Founding Fathers record any thoughts on the US and the UK becoming great allies?

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What do we have in the way of protester accounts of Tiananmen Square recounted after-the-fact?

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When did flying become a safer means of travel than driving?

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The Dixiecrats were officially the States' Rights Democratic Party and their flag was what is now commonly thought of as the Confederate flag. How much did they impact the modern-day states' rights/heritage narratives surrounding the Civil War or were they more of a product of those ideas?

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How is it that in the Boxer Rebellions, the UK, Russia, France, the US, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary were all allied and yet little over a decade later, they represented almost all of the major powers in WWI?	4
When did it become commonly accepted that almost everyone could swim?	3
Did other epidemics occur during the Black Death?	3
How did Abdelaziz Bouteflika go from President of the UN to dictator of Algeria?	3
How important was Alexander the Great's success to the legacy of Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates?	2
In the early 16th Century, did Europeans note how much progress had been made or how much had changed in the last century?	2
Did the American Founding Fathers record any thoughts on the US and the UK becoming great allies?	1
What do we have in the way of protester accounts of Tiananmen Square recounted after-the-fact?	1
When did flying become a safer means of travel than driving?	1
The Dixiecrats were officially the States' Rights Democratic Party and their flag was what is now commonly thought of as the Confederate flag. How much did they impact the modern-day states' rights/heritage narratives surrounding the Civil War or were they more of a product of those ideas?	1