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Having seen the demotivational poster, "America- we will kill you in your sleep on Christmas", I was wondering, did Washington receive any criticism at the time for adopting this, and other guerilla, tactics?	188
In 'Mindhunter', it's evident that the FBI developed a serious interest in abnormal psychology well after the academic community did (and, originally, in a haphazard, disorganized way). Was this in fact the case, and, if so, why was there such institutional resistance?	187
How did "Dewey Defeats Truman" happen? Chicago isn't on the east coast; did they just not wait for returns? At what point was it common for the public to expect to know election results on election night?	180
What factors led Parliament to restore the monarchy after the death of Oliver Cromwell?	180
When and how did the US dollar become the gold standard (so to speak) of international currency? Was there a previous national currency that was the recognized standard? How has the presence of an alternate, universally accepted currency affected national sovereignty in other countries?	178
What led to the great molasses flood? Did it have an impact on industrial regulations on a national scale, the way a modern disaster, such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, would now?	176
Why did Jefferson change John Locke's natural rights of "life, liberty and property" to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?	173
Is there any consensus about what was going on during the 'dancing plagues' of the middle ages, particularly in Strasbourg in 1518? What are the major theories about it?	172
The famous mathematician, inventor, and genius Archimedes was killed by looting Roman soldiers who thought his instruments were treasure during the second Punic war; how aware were they of who he was? Had they intended to adopt/co-opt his work, and if so,how?	171
George I communicated with the 1st prime minister, Walpole, through conversational Latin (George spoke no English and Walpole spoke no German); was Latin still something widely known by those in public life at the time? Were there similar arrangements elsewhere?	170

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