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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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