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The Great Depression was global in scale. Was this something new, and if so what had changed?

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How did a necktie become part of standard professional attire?

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Were there any underlying factors in the physical fitness craze of the 1980s?

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I've read many of the decadent figures of the early Imperial age might have been more popular with the masses than we'd assume; whose opinions were the surviving scathing critiques (Caligula, Nero) reflecting- the ruling class, later generations, just the specific author? Can we tell?

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The Star Spangled Banner, a poem set to the tune of an old British drinking song, became the US national anthem by an act of Congress in 1931. Where did the practice of adopting a "national" song come from? Were there any practical reasons for it? Did everybody adopt one at once?

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I've heard that there's a general consensus, at least among law enforcement, about who shot Tupac, and the primary suspect has passed away and thus will never be charged. Is there a similar consensus about who shot Biggie Smalls?

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In America at least, orphanages are a thing of the past. How did that happen?

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During the 1991 Gulf War, did the US have the coalition's backing to move on to Bagdad? Why didn't they?

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Given that much of his legacy is looked upon as vile (Trail of Tears, killing of the National Bank over personal vendetta, establishing a tradition of cronyism unprecedented in the history of the republic to that point), why is Jackson still placing above average in the historians survey?

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How did Plato's Academy work ?

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The Great Depression was global in scale. Was this something new, and if so what had changed?	6
How did a necktie become part of standard professional attire?	6
Were there any underlying factors in the physical fitness craze of the 1980s?	6
I've read many of the decadent figures of the early Imperial age might have been more popular with the masses than we'd assume; whose opinions were the surviving scathing critiques (Caligula, Nero) reflecting- the ruling class, later generations, just the specific author? Can we tell?	6
The Star Spangled Banner, a poem set to the tune of an old British drinking song, became the US national anthem by an act of Congress in 1931. Where did the practice of adopting a "national" song come from? Were there any practical reasons for it? Did everybody adopt one at once?	6
I've heard that there's a general consensus, at least among law enforcement, about who shot Tupac, and the primary suspect has passed away and thus will never be charged. Is there a similar consensus about who shot Biggie Smalls?	6
In America at least, orphanages are a thing of the past. How did that happen?	6
During the 1991 Gulf War, did the US have the coalition's backing to move on to Bagdad? Why didn't they?	6
Given that much of his legacy is looked upon as vile (Trail of Tears, killing of the National Bank over personal vendetta, establishing a tradition of cronyism unprecedented in the history of the republic to that point), why is Jackson still placing above average in the historians survey?	6
How did Plato's Academy work ?	6