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The Statue of Liberty! Did people realize it was turning from copper to green, or was it such a gradual process over many years that it was unnoticed? Were there any efforts to restore it to its original color?

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Were freed American slaves assigned last names, or did they choose them for themselves?

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The Allied demand for unconditional surrender to end WW2 wasn’t made until FDR brought it up at the Casablanca conference in 1943, and reportedly surprised Churchill and Stalin. Were there any serious attempts at a negotiated armistice prior to the unconditional surrender declaration?

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If the 22nd Amendment was never adopted, would we have seen a three (or more) term president post-FDR? Would American politics be different without the concept of a "lame duck" second term?

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The Statue of Liberty! Did people realize it was turning from copper to green, or was it such a gradual process over many years that it was unnoticed? Were there any efforts to restore it to its original color?	51
Were freed American slaves assigned last names, or did they choose them for themselves?	3
The Allied demand for unconditional surrender to end WW2 wasn’t made until FDR brought it up at the Casablanca conference in 1943, and reportedly surprised Churchill and Stalin. Were there any serious attempts at a negotiated armistice prior to the unconditional surrender declaration?	2
If the 22nd Amendment was never adopted, would we have seen a three (or more) term president post-FDR? Would American politics be different without the concept of a "lame duck" second term?	0