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Is there any truth to the story that PayPal funded itself through its pre-IPO period primarily by not completing customer's transactions?

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Is it true that the phrase 'Hip-Hip-Hooray' was used in anti-semitic contexts in the 19th C?

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When did the annular celebration of birthdays of non-nobles become commonplace, and why?

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Origins of Hip-Hip-Hooray and anti-semitism

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Is there any truth to the story that PayPal funded itself through its pre-IPO period primarily by not completing customer's transactions?	430
Is it true that the phrase 'Hip-Hip-Hooray' was used in anti-semitic contexts in the 19th C?	6
When did the annular celebration of birthdays of non-nobles become commonplace, and why?	4
Origins of Hip-Hip-Hooray and anti-semitism	1